The race for the top scorers award at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heating up after the completion of the second round of group-stage matches, with Argentina captain Lionel Messi emerging as the man to beat.

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…

Lionel Messi now has the World Cup scoring record with 18 goals in his career after scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Austria.

Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday

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 scores five goals in two World Cup games. Top goalscorer at 2026 World Cup at 39.6% YES.

Messi followed up his hat-trick against Algeria with a record-breaking brace against Austria, while Mbappe scored a double against Senegal and Kane struck a first-half brace…

Lionel Messi scored twice Monday in Argentina's group stage win over Austria to become the top overall goal scorer in World Cup history, with 18.

The 38-year-old became the leading scorer in the showpiece's history as he smashed a brace against Austria.

Argentina skipper Lionel Messi added another accolade to his otherworldly list of achievements on Monday when he became the record goalscorer at World Cups since the inception of…

Argentina’s captain and star forward Lionel Messi started this year’s FIFA World Cup with a stunning 3-goal opener against Algeria on June 16, 2026. Here is a look back at all his…

Lionel Messi now holds the record as the World Cup all-time top scorer with 18 goals. See the full list of leading goalscorers in FIFA World Cup history.

Lionel Messi scores twice to become the tournament’s greatest-ever scorer, but Kylian Mbappe strikes to narrow the gap.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina

Messi sets a new World Cup record with 18 goals. Top goalscorer at the 2026 World Cup at 34.1% YES.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP):Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup.The Argentina captain now has the…

Just Fontaine has reigned as the World Cup's record scorer at a single tournament since 1958. But with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland each piling on the goals for…

The race for the top scorers award at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heating up after the completion of the second round of group-stage matches, with Argentina captain Lionel Messi…

See the full list of 2026 World Cup top scorers after round two. Lionel Messi leads the Golden Boot race with 5 goals. Find out who else is on the list!