Lionel Messi scored twice Monday in Argentina's group stage win over Austria to become the top overall goal scorer in World Cup history, with 18.

Over almost 100 years of history, the list of the World Cup all-time goalscorers has suffered several modifications, ...

ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from the World Cup action on June 22.

Messi has now beaten the record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who netted 16 goals in the World Cup ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain has the World Cup scoring record ...

He's now tied with Germany's Miroslav Klose with 16 goals all time in the men's tournament. He was subbed off for rising youngster Nico Paz with 10 minutes to go before stoppage time, so he couldn't ...

Lionel Messi’s 16 World Cup goals are the joint-most in tournament history.

Lionel Messi is inching toward more World Cup history. The decorated Argentina star added another notch in his illustrious career in his first match of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, June 16 when he ...

The record for most goals (13) in one World Cup has stood since 1958. It seemed unreachable, but could now be at risk ...

Lionel Messi just keeps adding to his already-storied soccer career. During Monday's group stage match against Austria, Messi scored the first goal of the game, but this wasn't just any average goal.