Lionel Messi broke the World Cup goals record at thirty-eight, reaching eighteen to pass Klose. The numbers, the night and why the mark may stand.
Sport · World Cup 2026 · Analysis
— Key Facts
—The record. Lionel Messi is now the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer, on eighteen goals.
—The man passed. He moved clear of Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who scored sixteen.
—The age. He did it at thirty-eight years and three hundred sixty-three days old.
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