Lionel Messi just did something no footballer has ever done. He scored in every single round of a World Cup tournament, from the group stage opener all the way through to the final.
That’s seven consecutive matches with a goal. Group stage, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final. Every round, every time Argentina needed him, he delivered.
The numbers behind the milestone
Messi reportedly tallied six or more goals during the group stage alone in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The achievement extends a career-long pattern. Messi had already scored in World Cup finals before, most memorably during Argentina’s 2022 triumph in Qatar. But completing the full set, every round in a single tournament, was a box nobody in football history had checked.
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