ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year's World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.

Lionel Messi has 5 goals through two group-stage matches, while Haaland and Mbappé each have 4, and Ronaldo has 2.

Lionel Messi’s record-breaking World Cup goal has shifted the conversation around Argentina, with the team being called “special.”

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé made history at the World Cup on Saturday. He would have preferred a different outcome. The France star moved past Argentina's Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record with 22 goals,

Messi has now beaten the record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who netted 16 goals in the World Cup

Luis Suarez has reached his 100th game at Inter Miami with a mark of 50 goals, a record only surpassed by his teammate Lionel Messi. Luis Suarez arrived at Inter Miami well past his athletic peak, yet he has managed to carve his name deep into the young franchise’s record books.

Lionel Messi scored his seventh goal of the 2026 World Cup in a match against Cape Verde. Messi is now the sole leader in the race for the Golden Boot, ahead of Kylian Mbappé. He has extended his World Cup career goals record to 20 goals. This tournament ...

Haaland’s current goalscoring rate is better than any of the game’s elite and, frightening, he could get even better with more records in front of him.