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Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina
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. He scored in the 38th minute and again in stoppage time after missing a penalty kick in the ninth minute. The goal for the record of 17 gave Argentina a 1-0 lead two da...
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BERNAMA
· Jun 23, 2026
World : Messi Sets World Cup Scoring Record With 18th Tournament Goal
ISTANBUL, June 23 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Lionel Messi became the outright leading scorer in World Cup history with his 18th tournament goal after scoring twice in reigning champions Argentina's 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
UPI
· Jun 22, 2026
Watch: Argentina's Lionel Messi becomes top goal scorer in World Cup history
Watch: Argentina's Lionel Messi becomes top goal scorer in World Cup history
Egyptian Gazette
· Jun 22, 2026
Messi breaks men’s World Cup scoring record
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 surpass Germany striker Miroslav Klose.The Argentina captain moved level with Brazilian great Marta, whose 17 goals in the women’s tournament had stood as the overall World Cup record, by scoring [] The post Messi breaks men’s World Cup scoring record appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.
OneFootball
· Jun 22, 2026
📸 After record, Messi's photo dump hails Argentina in the Copa
With the two goals scored in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria on Monday (22), Lionel Messi moved clear as the top scorer in World Cup history with 18 goals.After the victory that mathematically and ...
Vanguard News
· Jun 22, 2026
Messi becomes leading scorer in World Cup history with 17th goal [Top 5]
Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals. The post Messi becomes leading scorer in World Cup history with 17th goal [Top 5] appeared first on Vanguard News.
NDTV
· Jun 22, 2026
Watch: Lionel Messi's Stunning FIFA World Cup's Record 17th Goal
Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals
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Related coverage for "Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina": BERNAMA — World : Messi Sets World Cup Scoring Record With 18th Tournament Goal. UPI — Watch: Argentina's Lionel Messi becomes top goal scorer in World Cup history. Egyptian Gazette — Messi breaks men’s World Cup scoring record. OneFootball — 📸 After record, Messi's photo dump hails Argentina in the Copa. Vanguard News — Messi becomes leading scorer in World Cup history with 17th goal [Top 5]. NDTV — Watch: Lionel Messi's Stunning FIFA World Cup's Record 17th Goal