Lionel Messi surpasses Miroslav Klose with 18 career FIFA World Cup goals, claiming the all-time record during the 2026 tournament hosted across North

Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on…

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Lionel Messi levelled Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 World Cup goals last week but the Argentina icon has now gone one better against Austria with another goal

Lionel Messi now owns the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, passing Marta when he scored his 18th goal just before the final whistle.

Lionel Messi became the highest goalscorer in men's World Cup history, surpassing Miroslav Klose with his 17th goal during the match against Austria. | Football News

June 22 : Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history on Monday, netting his 17th tournament goal during Argentina's match against Austria to…

Messi separates himself from Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who netted 16 goals in the World Cup.

Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has added yet another feather to his already illustrious hat

Lionel Messi has achieved a monumental feat, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in men's FIFA World Cup history with his 17th tournament goal against Austria. Despite an…

The Argentine star passed Miroslav Klose with a first-half goal against Austria, reaching the milestone two days before his 39th birthday, while Kylian Mbappe trails close behind…

Messi becomes the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history with 17 goals, matching Marta's overall record.

The Argentinian player netted his 17th ball in a a FIFA World Cup match, breaking his joint record with Germany's Miroslav Klose

After squandering an early spot-kick, the Argentine star recovers to write another chapter in football history

Lionel Messi is tournament's all-time and current edition's leading goal scorer with 17 and four goals, respectively.

Lionel Messi becomes the all-time top FIFA World Cup scorer with 17 goals, despite setting an unwanted record for most penalties scored and missed.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Monday became the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history after scoring his 17th goal.

Messi has become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history with 18 goals. He now has two more than the previous record holder, former Germany striker Miroslav Klose.

Lionel Messi became the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup history, netting a brace against Austria to seal Argentina’s place in the knockout rounds.

Messi’s first-half goal took him ahead of Germany’s Miroslav Klose as top scorer in the history of the tournament

Lionel Messi scored his 17th and 18th FIFA World Cup goals, breaking records as Argentina secured a 2-0 victory over Austria to advance to the knockout stage.