Lionel Messi scored both of Argentina's goals against Austria, giving him a record 18 for his World Cup career.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi didn't have much time to try to become the first to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. Argentina's superstar did it anyway as a second-half substitute. Messi made it seven straight while extending the all-time men's World Cup scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina's 3-1 victory over Jordan in a group stage finale on Saturday night.

Of course, the greatest of all time started his 2026 tournament campaign with a stunning outside-the-box opener vs. Algeria. In the 17th min

After he failed to score at the 2010 World Cup, Messi scored four times at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Messi scored only once more at the 2018 Cup before his remarkable perform

Lionel Messi still has a chance to go past Kylian Mbappe in the goal charts.

Lionel Messi is favored to score a goal on Kalshi in the World Cup final against Spain.

Argentina forward Lionel Messi owns the record for goals (19) at the FIFA World Cup. His record's not going to stand for long if someone doesn't stop French forward Kylian Mbappe. Kylian Mbappe is on a heater at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Mbappe, 27 ...

Kylian Mbappé’s second goal against England put him alone atop the World Cup record books with 22 career goals, surpassing Lionel Messi for the most in tournament history.