{"id":1189,"date":"2026-06-02T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:06:25","slug":"messis-world-breaking-down-the-stars-world-cup-records-and-stats-for-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1189","title":{"rendered":"Messi’s world: Breaking down the star’s World Cup records and stats for Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lionel Messi is on top of the world, and he’s looking to stay there.<\/p>\n

The soccer legend added an elusive World Cup title to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 four years ago. He scored a brace in Argentina\u2019s penalty-shootout win over France in the 2022 final, leading the country to its first World Cup crown since 1986.<\/p>\n

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While Messi could’ve ended his international career after the 2022 World Cup triumph, he is back for more. The 38-year-old will lead La Albiceleste into North America for the 2026 World Cup as the team looks to become the first repeat champion in more than 60 years.<\/p>\n

With Messi officially returning for his sixth World Cup, here’s a look at his career stats in the quadrennial tournament over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n

How many career World Cup caps does Lionel Messi have?<\/h2>\n

Messi set the record for most individual World Cup caps in the 2022 final.<\/p>\n

The final against France was Messi\u2019s 26th career World Cup match, breaking a tie with Germany\u2019s Lothar Matth\u00e4us atop the all-time leaderboard. He also passed Italy\u2019s Paolo Maldini for the most World Cup minutes played.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How many career World Cup goals does Lionel Messi have?<\/h2>\n

Messi has scored 13 World Cup goals in his career.<\/p>\n

His first World Cup tally came in the 2006 group stage against Serbia and Montenegro. After going goal-less in 2010, he scored four times at the 2014 tournament. Each of those tallies came in the group stage, as he was unable to find the back of the net in Argentina\u2019s last four matches in Brazil. He got his next World Cup goal in 2018 with a strike against Saudi Arabia in group play.<\/p>\n

After scoring six goals in his first four tournaments, Messi found the back of the net seven times in Qatar. He scored in six of Argentina\u2019s matches and became the first man to score in the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final at the same World Cup. He was especially lethal on penalty kicks, picking up four goals from the spot and getting Argentina on the board to begin a shootout against France in the final.<\/p>\n

Messi\u2019s last goal in 2022 put Argentina on the cusp of the title. He got the ball past the goal line in the 108th minute to take a 3-2 lead, but Argentina conceded a penalty kick in the 118th minute that led to the penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

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How many career World Cup assists does Lionel Messi have?<\/h2>\n

On top of his stellar scoring, Messi\u2019s passing precision has also been on display at the World Cup over the years.<\/p>\n

Messi logged his first World Cup assist in 2014 and dished out two more in 2018. Like he did with goals, Messi doubled his career assist total in Qatar.<\/p>\n

His first assist of 2022 came in Argentina\u2019s Group C match against Mexico and the second came in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands. The third and most spectacular assist came in the semifinals against Croatia, where he dribbled his way around Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol before feeding Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez with a perfect pass.<\/p>\n