Lionel Messi broke four historic records in Argentina's win over Austria | OneFootball

Lionel Messi delivered another performance that will go down in the history books in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria, in the second matchday of Group J at the World Cup. In a tournament where, after just two matches, he keeps breaking records, he set another four in the victory over the European side, which were highlighted by the official Guinness World Records website.

Most goals in World Cups – 18

With his brace against Austria, Leo surpassed Miroslav Klose’s 16 and now stands alone at the top. He also overtook Marta, the Brazilian forward who had scored 17 in Women’s World Cups, becoming the overall top scorer in any category. Although he still has the chance to add to his tally, his record is under threat as Kylian Mbappé is close behind: he scored twice against Iraq and reached 16 at just 27 years old.

Most wins in World Cups – 18

This afternoon’s was Leo’s 18th win in World Cups, and he also surpassed Klose, who had 17 across Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014. Below are all of Leo’s World Cup wins:

Match summary | Argentina 2-0 Austria | World Cup 2026

Most World Cup matches played – 28

He had already broken this record in the Qatar 2022 final, when he reached 26 and surpassed Germany’s Lothar Matthäus. His appearances against Algeria and Austria raised the total to 28. Below are all of the Rosario-born star’s World Cup appearances:

Messi, record-breaking: 18 goals in the World Cup. (@Argentina)

Player with the most minutes in World Cup history – 2,489

Just like the appearances record, he had surpassed Paolo Maldini in the 2022 final against France, when Maldini’s total stood at 2,217, and the nearly 100 minutes played at Dallas Stadium widened the gap even further.

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