Lionel Messi set 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 on matchday two of World Cup Group J. In a tournament where, with just two matches played, he keeps breaking records, he set four more in the victory over the European side, highlighted by the official Guinness World Records website.

Most goals in World Cups – 18

With his brace against Austria, Leo moved past Miroslav Klose’s 16 and became the sole leader. He also surpassed Marta, the Brazilian striker who had scored 17 in Women’s World Cups, becoming the outright top scorer in any category. Although he still has the chance to add to it, his record is under threat because Kylian Mbappé is right behind him: 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 moved past Klose, who had totaled 17 between Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, and Brazil 2014. Below are all of Leo’s World Cup wins:

Match highlights | 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 took the total to 28. Below are all of the Rosario native’s appearances in World Cups:

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

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

Like the appearances record, he had surpassed Paolo Maldini in the 2022 final against France, as the Italian had totaled 2,217, and the nearly 100 minutes played at Dallas Stadium only widened the gap even further.

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