Shadows had crept across MetLife Stadium as a tedious World Cup final dominated by Spain at an absurd clip lurched into extra time without a breakthrough Sunday. Lionel Messi and Argentina had no business clinging to hope of a second consecutive championship after failing to create a shot and or even link a few passes.

Messi celebrates his goal against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images With his two goals against Austria on Monday, Lionel Messi has now scored more times at a World Cup than any other player. The first was 20 years ago ...

Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the World Cup final. Trailing 1-0 going into the last five minutes of regulation time, Enzo Fernandez and substitute Lautaro Martinez scored for Argentina.

Lionel Messi is rewriting the record books at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and he added another line to the list against Jordan. With his goal in Argentina’s 3-1 win on Sunday, Messi became the first player in World Cup history to score in seven consecutive ...

Argentina's Lionel Messi has finally beaten the all-time World Cup goal scorers record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose since 2014, after adding two more goals to his tally at his second match of the 2026 World Cup. He now has a total of 18 goals.

It took 12 years to break this World Cup record, and then it was broken again. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The record for most goals scored in a World Cup career turned into a battle ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent two decades chasing, matching and surpassing one another across football's biggest stages. Now, after another week of World Cup history, the sport's defining rivals have arrived at one of the most remarkable ...