One goal means 3 numbers… Messi is chasing a unique achievement at the age of 96

Lionel Messi’s ambitions are not limited to taking Argentina to the finals of the 2026 World Cup when they face England in the semi-finals on Wednesday night. Rather, the captain of “Tango” enters the game on the threshold of historic achievements, which can later immortalize him in the records of the world tournament.

Messi continues to put in one of the best performances of his career at the World Cup, scoring 8 goals so far (he is tied for the tournament’s top scorer with Kylian Mbappe), which puts him just one step away from breaking a number of records, some of which have stood for more than 9 decades.

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According to the network Squawka:Messi needs just one goal to become Argentina’s all-time leading scorer in a World Cup game, surpassing Guillermo Stabile’s record of eight goals in the tournament’s first game in 1930.

An achievement that had been lacking for more than half a century

Squaka Network noted that Messi would become only the sixth player in World Cup history to score 9 or more goals in a single match at the tournament, and the first to achieve the feat since German legend Gerd Müller, who scored 10 goals in the 1970 World Cup.

The equation of the historical number of South America

Squaka also explained that any goals scored by the Argentina captain would equal the record for most goals scored by a South American player in a single World Cup held by Brazil’s Ademir, who scored nine goals at the 1950 World Cup.