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World Cup

From the live 2026 race to Messi’s all-time World Cup legacy

Group Stage Complete · Round of 322026 FIFA World Cup · USA · Canada · Mexico

Snapshot as of 2026-07-01 · updated as the tournament unfolds

Messi at the 2026 World Cup

This Tournament

Apps

Goals

Assists

✦19 career goals · clear of Klose (16) as the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer
✦Scored in 7 straight World Cup games — a first ever · off-the-bench goal vs Jordan (80’)
✦Won all three group games (9 pts, 8-1) to top Group J · Round of 32 vs Cape Verde (July 3)
✦Brace vs Austria (38’, 90+5’) and a hat-trick vs Algeria (oldest ever at 38y 357d)
✦A 6th straight World Cup (2006–2026) · the most ever

Current Standings

Group J & Scorers

Pos · Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1Argentina	3	3	0	0	8	1	9
2Austria	3	1	1	1	6	6	4
3Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	7	4
4Jordan	3	0	0	3	3	8	0

Jun 16

vs Algeria3 - 0

Messi hat-trick (3 goals)

Jun 22

vs Austria2 - 0

Messi 2 goals (38', 90+5') · sole record holder on 18

Jun 28

vs Jordan3 - 1

Messi scored off the bench (on 60', goal 80') · 19 career goals

Goals ranking

Lionel Messi6 goals

Unranked

Assists ranking

Lionel Messi0 assists

Knockout Bracket

Group stage done · ties set

The group stage is over and the Round of 32 ties are set. Argentina (Group J winners) face Cape Verde, the Group H runners-up (July 3). Argentina’s tie is highlighted · later rounds and results fill in as matches are played.

Round of 32

Jun 2908:30 PM

GER1-1^p

PAR

Jun 3009:00 PM

FRA3-0

SWE

Jun 2807:00 PM

RSA0-1

CAN

Jun 3001:00 AM

NED1-1^p

MAR

Jul 211:00 PM

PORvs

CRO

Jul 207:00 PM

ESPvs

AUT

Jul 212:00 AM

USAvs

BIH

Jul 108:00 PM

BELvs

SEN

Round of 16

Jul 409:00 PM

PARvs

FRA

Jul 405:00 PM

CANvs

MAR

Jul 607:00 PM

?vs?

Jul 712:00 AM

?vs?

Quarter-finals

Jul 908:00 PM

?vs?

Jul 1007:00 PM

?vs?

Semi-finals

Jul 1407:00 PM

?vs?

🏆

Jul 1907:00 PM

?vs?

3rd Place

Jul 1809:00 PM

?vs?

Round of 32

Jun 2905:00 PM

BRA2-1

JPN

Jun 3005:00 PM

CIV1-2

NOR

Jul 101:00 AM

MEX2-0

ECU

Jul 104:00 PM

ENGvs

COD

Jul 310:00 PM

ARGvs

CPV

Jul 306:00 PM

AUSvs

EGY

Jul 303:00 AM

SUIvs

ALG

Jul 401:30 AM

COLvs

GHA

Round of 16

Jul 508:00 PM

BRAvs

NOR

Jul 612:00 AM

MEXvs?

Jul 704:00 PM

?vs?

Jul 708:00 PM

?vs?

Quarter-finals

Jul 1109:00 PM

?vs?

Jul 1201:00 AM

?vs?

Semi-finals

Jul 1507:00 PM

?vs?

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal

Jun 2908:30 PM

Germany

1 - 1^p

Paraguay

Jun 3009:00 PM

France

3 - 0

Sweden

Jun 2807:00 PM

South Africa

0 - 1

Canada

Jun 3001:00 AM

Netherlands

1 - 1^p

Morocco

Jul 211:00 PM

Portugal

Croatia

Jul 207:00 PM

Spain

Austria

Jul 212:00 AM

USA

Bosnia & Herz.

Jul 108:00 PM

Belgium

Senegal

Jun 2905:00 PM

Brazil

2 - 1

Japan

Jun 3005:00 PM

Ivory Coast

1 - 2

Norway

Jul 101:00 AM

Mexico

2 - 0

Ecuador

Jul 104:00 PM

England

DR Congo

Jul 310:00 PM

Argentina

Cape Verde

Jul 306:00 PM

Australia

Egypt

Jul 303:00 AM

Switzerland

Algeria

Jul 401:30 AM

Colombia

Ghana

Jul 409:00 PM

Paraguay

France

Jul 405:00 PM

Canada

Morocco

Jul 607:00 PM

Jul 712:00 AM

Jul 508:00 PM

Brazil

Norway

Jul 612:00 AM

Mexico

Jul 704:00 PM

Jul 708:00 PM

Jul 908:00 PM

Jul 1007:00 PM

Jul 1109:00 PM

Jul 1201:00 AM

Jul 1407:00 PM

Jul 1507:00 PM

Final

Jul 1907:00 PM

3rd Place

Jul 1809:00 PM

⚽Argentina’s Round of 32 · July 3 vs Cape Verde · later rounds fill in as matches are played

Can Messi win back-to-back World Cups?

After Qatar 2022, Messi is chasing back-to-back World Cups. Argentina's side of the bracket — Cape Verde, then the Australia/Egypt and Colombia/Switzerland region — looks relatively kind, so the goals should keep coming from a Messi who has scored in seven straight World Cup games. But the knockouts are often most dangerous when the draw looks easy: plenty of favourites have slipped on a "comfortable" path with one mistake or one penalty shootout. Stay switched on, and the perfect finale to the last dance is right there.

Source: Wikipedia · 2026 FIFA World Cup ↗

World Cup History

Messi by Tournament

Year · Host	P	G	A	Result · Award
2006Germany	3	1	1	Quarter-finals· Debut goal (youngest scorer then)
2010South Africa	5	0	1	Quarter-finals
2014Brazil	7	4	1	Runners-up· Golden Ball (best player)
2018Russia	4	1	2	Round of 16
2022Qatar	7	7	3	Champions 🏆· Golden Ball (best player)
2026USA · Canada · MexicoLIVE	3	6	0	In progress · Round of 32 (vs Cape Verde)
Total · 6 editions	29	19	8	2,526 min · 1× champion