Lionel Messi is the king of the World Cup! This is how he broke the most important record

The Argentine did it several dozen hours before his 39th birthday. Lionel Messi got on the scoresheet in the 38th minute of the first half, ending a nice, coherent move by Albicelestes.

Lionel Messi broke the World Cup record! Great shooting form

It was already the fourth goal for the captain of the world champions during the 2026 World Cup. Earlier, the Argentine showed off a great performance against Algeria, almost single-handedly deciding the fate of the competition. Messi’s three goals and the score 3-0 say it all. Interestingly, the referee of this match was Szymon Marciniak.

Interestingly, Messi could have broken the record much earlier, but… he missed the penalty kick. Let’s add, it’s the third time in his career, looking at World Cup history.

It is worth adding that this is the sixth World Cup in the history of the Argentine virtuoso. For the first time, Messi had the opportunity to go to the most important representative football event in the world in 2006.

Before the start of the 2025 World Cup, the best World Cup scorer in history was Miroslav Klose. The German representative (with Polish roots) scored 16 goals at the World Cup. However, this record is now a thing of the past.

What’s more, Argentina finally won 2-0 against Austria, and Messi – of course – added his goal number 18. Thus, the Argentine already has five goals during the 2026 World Cup. Giant!

World Cup 2026. Where and when to watch the greatest football World Cup in history?

From June 11 to July 19, the 23rd FIFA World Cup will be held on pitches in three countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada. An event that will certainly be unique, if only because of its format. For the first time in history, as many as 48 teams will take part in the main tournament.

The title from four years ago is defended by the Argentines. During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Messi and company defeated the French in the final, winning after a series of penalties (4:2). In the history of football World Cups, Brazil has the most titles – as many as five. Four victories in the history of the World Championships belong to the Italians and Germans. The Argentines won three times. More than once, the trophy for winning the World Cup was raised – twice – by the players of France and Uruguay.

The Polish national team was third twice at the World Championships, but those were the old days – we are talking about the events in 1974 and 1982. At the last World Cup, Poles managed to advance to the knockout phase, but were eliminated in the 1/8 finals by the French (1:3).

Matches of the 2026 World Cup can only be watched on Polish Television – on TVP Sport, TVP 1 and TVP 2 and on tvpsport.pl. Additionally, broadcasts will be available in the TVP Sport mobile application and smart TV.