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Unstoppable Lionel Messi sets another World Cup record

2026-06-28 16:51:00, Sport CNA

Unstoppable Lionel Messi sets another World Cup record


Argentina national team captain Lionel Messi continues to break records in World Cup history, confirming himself as the player who has scored against the highest number of national teams.

This moment came after goals in the final matches of Group J, where the Argentine forward found the net against Algeria and Jordan. With these two achievements, the total number of countries against which Messi has scored in the final stages of this tournament has reached 13 different countries.

This achievement places Messi ahead of some of the most important names in the history of world football who have left their mark on this competition.

Behind him in this specific ranking are former German striker Jurgen Klismann, Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, and Miroslav Klose. Each of these three former footballers has managed to score against 10 different national teams during their careers in the final stages, already lagging behind the new record set by the Argentine.

Statistics show that the list of teams against which Medi has scored includes opponents from almost all football confederations throughout the six editions in which he has participated.

In Europe, he has scored against Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Croatia and France. On the African continent, his goals have been registered against Nigeria and Algeria, while in Asia his victims have been Iran, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Jordan. Mexico is also added to this list from the North and Central American zone.

 


This latest record complements his record on the international stage, where Messi also holds official status as the top scorer in the entire history of the World Cup with a total of 19 goals scored.

His continuity in the group stage of this edition confirms his importance in the offensive maneuver of the team led by Lionel Scaloni.





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