Lionel Messi: Records more records.

Messi to make the 1,000th appearance of his career in Saturday's World Cup last-16 tie with Australia. What a moment for the great man..

There are more records for Messi to break.

Against Poland, Messi made his 22nd World Cup appearance, surpassing Diego Maradona's record for most games played in the competition for Argentina. Going forward, he could add a few more feathers to his cap.

Messi could equal former Germany international Lothar Matthaus' record of 25 appearances at the World Cup but will have to reach the semifinals for that. Making the final will make the record his own.

Another record he could break by reaching the final is Diego Maradona's milestone of captaining Argentina in 17 World Cup games; Messi is currently on 14.

In terms of goals scored for the Albiceleste in the competition, Gabriel Batistuta leads the way with ten. With eight in the bag, Messi needs three more to surpass Batigol's tally and become their most prolific marksman at the World Cup.

Finally, the former Barcelona ace could also become his team's highest assist-maker by adding three assists to surpass Maradona's record of eight.