Lionel Messi becomes first player to reach 30 World Cup matches against Cape Verde | OneFootball

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·04 de julho de 2026

Lionel Messi becomes first player to reach 30 World Cup matches against Cape Verde

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Starting Argentina’s round-of-32 meeting with Cape Verde at midnight, Lionel Messi became the first player to reach 30 World Cup matches.

According to L'Équipe, the 39-year-old already topped the competition’s all-time appearance list before kick-off.


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He now sits ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo on 26 matches, Lothar Matthäus with 25, Miroslav Klose 24, and Manuel Neuer, Paolo Maldini and Luka Modric on 23.

A Barcelona academy graduate, Messi could also become the first player to score 20 World Cup goals.

For France, Hugo Lloris leads with 20 appearances, ahead of Antoine Griezmann on 19.

Kylian Mbappé has 18, level with Raphaël Varane and Olivier Giroud, and could surpass Lloris during this edition.

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