'Shock' live broadcast: 'Mad fan' climbs over railing, loses reason over Messi's new record... Legends also flustered, 'Crowd control personnel urgently deployed'

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As excitement reached its peak over Lionel Messi's (39, Inter Miami) new record for most goals in World Cup history, a fan became so agitated during a live broadcast on Fox that they breached the area and were restrained by security personnel.

The UK's 'The Sun' reported on the 23rd (Korea time) that "after Argentina defeated Austria, a die-hard fan breached the live broadcast screen of sports outlet 'Fox,' prompting the urgent deployment of security personnel."

Argentina secured a 2-0 victory over Austria in the second group stage match of the 2026 FIFA North, Central America and Caribbean World Cup Group J, held at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, on the day, thanks to Messi's two goals. With two consecutive wins, Argentina (6 points) has already secured qualification for the Round of 32, regardless of the outcome of their remaining match against Jordan.

At the stadium's live broadcast booth, football legends Clarence Seedorf and Peter Schmeichel were appearing as match analysis panelists. While the panelists were discussing Messi's record for most goals in World Cup history, a fan climbed over the railing behind the booth and began shouting.

The Fox host responded to the unexpected situation, saying, "This person is still quite excited. There's certainly plenty of reason to be excited," and continued the broadcast naturally. Seedorf and Schmeichel also responded with smiles, handling the situation flexibly. Seedorf even had a brief conversation with the intruding fan. Soon, security personnel intervened and safely evacuated the fan from the area, and the commotion concluded without any major incident.

Meanwhile, Messi scored two goals on the day, recording multi-goal performances in two consecutive matches following his hat-trick against Algeria in the group stage's first match. In particular, with his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals, Messi surpassed Miroslav Klose (Germany)'s 16 goals to take sole first place in the all-time top scorer list for World Cup finals. This historic achievement was completed in his sixth World Cup appearance, starting with his first goal at the 2006 Germany World Cup. Additionally, he leads the tournament's scoring chart with a total of five goals.

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