On consecutive June days Messi became the World Cup's all-time top scorer and Ronaldo the first to score in six editions. Two records, two stories.

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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June 22 : Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, netting twice during Argentina's 2-0 Group J win over Austria on Monday.The double also extended…

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.

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…

Lionel Messi has set four new Guinness World Records at the 2026 World Cup, including most goals and matches played. Discover Messi's latest achievements.

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.

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Lionel Messi shatters Miroslav Klose's record, becoming the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 18 goals. Discover his historic achievement!

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

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 became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer on June 22 to fire Argentina into the last 32 as France overcame weather chaos before advancing to the knockout…

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

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.

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…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi share the record for the longest World Cup goal span at 20 years, 11 days, with both scoring across five tournaments.

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo nets a first-half brace vs Uzbekistan, sets a six-World-Cup scoring record and becomes Portugal’s leading World Cup scorer.

Football legends Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe etched their names in World Cup history on Monday. Messi became the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 18 goals, while…

Following their goals, Messi and Ronaldo now share the record for the longest gap between their first and most recent World Cup goals. | Football News

On consecutive June days Messi became the World Cup's all-time top scorer and Ronaldo the first to score in six editions. Two records, two stories.