Leo Messi He has done it again. The Argentine star has managed to establish himself, once again, at the top of world football based on talent, goals and assists. After his performance against Algeria, with a great goal to make it 1-0, the albiceleste number 10 is now history of the world cups after surpassing the mark of the legendary Pelé. The Brazilian was at the top of the ranking of World Cup contributions. His 12 goals and 9 assists made him the king. Until now. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has broken the tie at 21 –which previously opted for games played– and is positioned as the sole leader. Historical.
That shot from the front has meant that the one from Rosario reaches a figure that has never been seen before in the world cups. With 22, Messi is the new top goal contributor in the entire history of this tournament. In 23 championships, including this last one, no one has achieved more than him. Thus, he enters, even more so, into the sport’s record books after, in addition, play his sixth World Cup. A select group in which only Cristiano and Ochoa can boast. But this does not end here, there is a long way to go and Argentina wants to reign again on the football planet, along with its biggest star, who has other individual feats on the horizon.
The fourth star… and for Klose’s record
“2026 will probably be my last World Cup,” Messi said in recent months. The Argentine star has 38 years and he is in the final stretch of his career, but given what we have seen, no one ever knows if he could have another chance or not. However, logic suggests no, so for Leo, this is a golden opportunity to also become the top scorer in the history of the World Cups.. With 13 goals, the Inter Miami player is among the top 10, just three goals away from reaching Klose at the top.
2026 will probably be my last World Cup
In that sense, Leo has another objective between his eyebrows. However, the most important of all remains give his country its fourth star. Despite this, it is evident that a player with Messi’s nature always goes further. In this way, and with everything that remains ahead of Scaloni’s team in this World Cup, Klose’s record with 16 goals is not unreasonable for it to fall.
Messi and Mbappé, going for a historic World Cup record, in an AI photo
The only impediment, beyond the fact that scoring in a World Cup is always complex, is Kylian Mbappé. The French player is also in that fight. With 14 goals, the Real Madrid player is the greatest active competitor that the Rosario has. However, the age difference is an advantage for the Frenchman, but that doesn’t matter. The fact of being, even for a few years, the all-time top scorer in the World Cup, no one can take that away from you. And andLeo’s prestige is indelible whatever the time is. Everything to see. All a nice fight between two cracks of the ball ahead, and a lot of history to make.