Messi strengthens his historic advantage over Cristiano in the World Cup

Lionel Messi added two World Cup records to Argentina’s 3-1 win over Jordan on Sunday morning after the 2026 World Cup group stage competition ended.

The Argentina captain took his World Cup tally to 28, continuing to lead the list of players with the most appearances in the tournament’s history, ahead of Lothar Mateus and Cristiano Ronaldo (25 each), Miroslav Klose (24) and Paolo Maldini (23).

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Messi also cemented his record as the player with the most goals against different teams in World Cup history as he scored against 13 teams, three ahead of Jurgen Klinsmann, Brazil’s Ronaldo and Miroslav Klose.

Al-Barghout is the top scorer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far with 6 goals after scoring a hat-trick against Algeria and a brace against Austria, before adding a sixth against Al-Nashama after coming on as a substitute.

Argentina finished top of Group 10 with 9 points, beating Algeria, Austria and Jordan respectively to face Cape Verde, competing in their first ever World Cup, in the round of 32.