Officially.. Messi is the historical top scorer of the World Cup

The Argentine legend Lionel Messi continued to make history on the World Cup fields, after scoring a goal against the Austrian national team during the ongoing match in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.

The match saw a difficult start for the Tango captain, as he missed a penalty in the eighth minute of the game. However, he came back to affirm his legendary status by scoring the lead goal for the Argentina team in the 38th minute.

With this goal, Messi became the sole leader of the all-time World Cup scorers with 17 goals, surpassing the previous record held by the German legend Miroslav Klose, who scored 16 goals for the German national team.

This achievement further solidifies Messi's status as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, having added a new record to his already impressive list of individual and team accomplishments.

It is noted that Kylian Mbappe, the star of the French national team, has 14 goals, making him the closest contender to the Argentine star in the race for historical records in the tournament.