Lionel Messi

The winner of the Argentina and Cabo Verde round-of-32 match will take on the winner of the Australia vs Egypt match, which is set to take place earlier on Friday

Portugal held by Colombia to a goalless draw as they will now face Croatia in the next round. Messi scored his 6th goal as Argentina won 3-1 against Jordan.

Panama vs England (2:30 am), Croatia vs Ghana (2:30 am), Colombia vs Portugal (5:00 am), DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (5:00 am), Algeria vs Austria (7:30 am), Jordan vs Argentina (7:30 am).

Messi and Mbappe, after scoring five and four goals respectively in their first two games of the FIFA World Cup 2026, are now the two highest goal-scorers in the tournament's history

The Argentina captain became the outright highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history before adding another goal in a 2-0 win over Austria in Dallas

Argentina vs Austria HIGHLIGHTS: Messi now has 18 World Cup goals to his name, making him the top goal scorer in the tournament's history

Miguel Almiron became the first player sent off under FIFA's new mouth-covering rule during Paraguay vs Turkiye on Saturday

Mexico became the first team to reach the round of 32, while Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe stole the spotlight during the opening week of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi's hattrick against Algeria takes him to 16 World Cup goals, equalling with Miroslav Klose's all-time record as Kylian Mbappe remains firmly in the race.

Lionel Messi became the second player to score in five World Cups, giving defending champion Argentina an early 1-0 lead over Algeria on Tuesday night. Making his record sixth appearance in the tournament, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner found a crease in the Algerian defence and easily beat goalkeeper Luca Zidane for his 14th World Cup goal, sending a blue-and-white-clad crowd packed inside Arrowhead Stadium into delirium. Moments earlier, Messi had a goal disallowed for offsides. Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal as the only players with goals in five World Cups. Ronaldo became the first in 2022 and is set to play in his sixth World Cup on Wednesday. Miroslav Klose of Germany holds the record for World Cup goals with 16, one ahead of Brazil great Ronaldo. Messi's latest highlight pulled him into a tie for third on the career list with Kylian Mbappe - who scored two goals in France's 3-1 win over Senegal earlier Tuesday - and Gerd Muller of West Germany. The goal came 2

Messi's hat-trick against Algeria took the 38-year-old's World Cup tally to 16 goals, drawing level with Miroslav Klose's all-time record set across four tournaments between 2002 and 2014.

Fifa World Cup 2026 June 17 fixtures (IST): France vs Senegal (12:30 AM), Iraq vs Norway (3:30 AM), Argentina vs Algeria (6:30 AM), Austria vs Jordan (9:30 AM), Portugal vs DR Congo (10:30 PM).

From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup campaigns to the emergence of Lamine Yamal and Jamal Musiala, the tournament brings together football's departing stars and its future faces

Police issued a fresh notice to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas on Saturday, asking him to appear before investigators within 48 hours for questioning in a case related to the chaos at the Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake Stadium in December. Biswas had not complied with two notices sent by the Bidhannagar police earlier to appear before it for questioning in the case. He had sought time for appearance, citing personal reasons, sources said. They said that officers served the third notice at the registered address of the former minister. This came after the Calcutta High Court granted protection to Biswas from coercive action till August 17 and directed him to appear before the probe agency on a notice by it, which is to be served at least 48 hours prior. The case stems from an FIR lodged against him by the event organiser Shatadru Dutta, accusing the former minister of black-marketing tickets, extortion, criminal intimidation and cheating in connection with the ...

At 39 and 41 respectively, Messi and Ronaldo enter what is widely expected to be their final World Cup campaigns, each carrying the hopes of a footballing nation.

Lionel Messi is ready for his sixth World Cup. After recovering from a muscle injury, the captain of the reigning world champions played 20 minutes and scored a penalty in Argentina's 3-0 victory over Iceland on Tuesday in its final tune-up match before the World Cup. Messi, recovered from muscle fatigue and a slight strain in his left hamstring that he suffered in his last appearance with Inter Miami on May 24, started the game from the bench. Just days before his 39th birthday and his sixth World Cup, Messi came on in the 70th minute and he scored a penalty kick after Lautaro Martinez was fouled inside the area. Messi, the all-time top scorer for the Argentine national team with 117 goals, converted the penalty with a high left-footed shot in the 72nd minute. Argentina, seeking its fourth World Cup title after those won in 1978, 1986, and 2022, will open its tournament against Algeria on June 16 in Kansas City in Group J, which also includes Austria and Jordan. It was the secon

Cristiano Ronaldo will be the oldest outfield player at 41 and is set to feature in a record sixth World Cup

With his selection, Messi joins Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo as the only male footballers to appear at six different FIFA World Cups.

Argentina arrive in North America after an impressive qualification campaign, finishing with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws.

Inter Miami head coach Guillermo stated that the final update regarding Messi's fitness can only be provided after a thorough medical examination of the Argentine