Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi is lifted by teammates as they celebrate after winning the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Lionel Messi continued his remarkable 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign by breaking another long-standing record during Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt in the Round of 16.
The Argentina captain found the net against the Pharaohs to extend his extraordinary scoring streak, making it five consecutive matches with a goal at the 2026 tournament.
Combined with his final four matches at the 2022 World Cup, Messi has now scored in nine straight World Cup appearances, setting a new FIFA World Cup record after previously equalling the mark against Austria.
The goal also saw the 39-year-old match a record that had stood since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. Messi’s eighth goal of the 2026 tournament drew him level with Argentine great Guillermo Stábile for the most goals scored by an Argentina player at a single FIFA World Cup.
