Germany legend, Miroslav Klose, has tipped Argentina captain Lionel Messi to break his goalscoring record at the ongoing World Cup tournament.
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Speaking to Süddeutsche Zeitung, the 48-year-old hailed Messi as a genius.
Klose has scored 16 goals from 24 matches at the World Cup, while Messi has 13 goals from 26 matches.
The Inter Miami forward needed four goals to surpass Klose’s record.
“I expect my record to be broken in this tournament. With more teams, there are more matches and therefore more opportunities to score goals,” Klose said.
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“And I expect Argentina and France to go far. That is perfectly fine, the record will be broken eventually anyway, Messi is welcome to do it.
“I’m a huge Messi fan, always have been. Messi is a genius.”
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