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FIFA World Cup 2026 Stats: Messi's All-Time Record 18; Mbappe Equals Klose with 16, Sets Record with 100

Messi moved past the previous record with his 17th and 18th World Cup goals, and Argentina stayed unbeaten in the group stage.

Summary by Sydney Morning Herald
It’s taken him six World Cups, but Argentina’s Lionel Messi is officially the men’s World Cup all-time leading scorer. Here, we rank them all.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 stats: Messi's all-time record 18; Mbappe equals Klose with 16, sets record with 100

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World Cup while you were sleeping: Messi sets goal record, Mbappe hits double

Lionel Messi scores twice to become the tournament’s greatest-ever scorer, but Kylian Mbappe brace narrows the gap.

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Ranking all 18 of Lionel Messi’s record haul of World Cup goals

It’s taken him six World Cups, but Argentina’s Lionel Messi is officially the men’s World Cup all-time leading scorer. Here, we rank them all.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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