Lionel Messi becomes men's World Cup all-time top scorer

sportsJun 22, 2026712,798

Lionel Messi scored his 17th World Cup goal against Austria in Arlington, Texas, becoming the men's tournament all-time top scorer and surpassing Miroslav Klose. Messi, 38, now has 17 goals across six World Cups; the goal came after Messi missed a penalty earlier and put Argentina up 1-0 in Group J play. The new record highlights Messi's remarkable longevity at the highest international level and gives Argentina a proven scoring focal point as they pursue advancement from Group J.

Soccerdonna

@soccerdonna.de

Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 is the second player in history to score 17 goals at a World Cup. Marta did it first! 🇧🇷👑

14453h ago

Michael Scanlan15

Of course a woman did it first, women are awesome. Just ask the US women's team.

paulyk37.bsky.social6

Mbappe has 14 and plays later today

Purrypurrydog5

And he’s on 18 now…

helloworldd06.bsky.social4

This is phrased bizarrely. It should say 17 goals scored across their world cup appearances.

Yxuppi!3

I’ll be pedantic and suggest “in World Cups” instead of “at a World Cup, or “17 career goals at the World Cup.” The “a” in a World Cup suggests one World Cup.

Chris Barks3

Thank you. Strange also, that it's wildly unknown that the US won 4! World champion titles in football/soccer.

Mlle_Lynda2

Oh boy! Not another Brazil 🇧🇷 vs. Argentina 🇦🇷 rivalry. 🫣🤣😅

Coração Tricolor2

Now he passed her 18

OneDishwasher

@onedishwasher.bsky.social

Congratulations to the all-time leading world cup goalscorer, MLS' own Lionel Messi

2593h ago

morgan13

men’s World Cup, he’s tied with Marta at 17 goals

Larry Birdwatcher4

full credit to miami fc for discovering messi

Katelyn Burns

@katelynburns.com

MLS player Lionel Messi becomes the all time leading goal scorer in Men's World Cup history.

1383h ago

Bryan Fischer

@bryandfischer.bsky.social

Messi, asked which of his World Cup goals was his favorite: “I don’t know. I don’t remember. I’m tired.”

1161h ago

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Lionel Messi sets the record for the most World Cup goals with his 17th for Argentina at the tournament.

913h ago

Working Kate7

Most men’s World Cup goals. I would expect better from you, AP.

adamhighton.bsky.social7

He is still tied with Marta.

davenow3

He tied it, he did t break it. Unless you just mean men.

Nikki Suydam2

Geez. It’s like Marta doesn’t exist.

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Lionel Messi has broken Miroslav Klose's record for the most goals scored in men's World Cup history. The 38-year-old has now scored 17 goals across six tournaments. Fans were weeping in the Dallas crowd. nyti.ms/4w8PQQi

Lionel Messi Breaks World Cup Goals Record

952h ago

strngbny.bsky.social2

Mbappe is close behind. Could be a couple of overtakes before the dust settles

Dave Levitan

@davelevitan.bsky.social

Goals so far in the World Cup: Germany - 9 Canada, Netherlands - 7 US, Sweden, Japan - 6 Lionel Messi, Switzerland - 5 Everyone else - <5

661h ago

Men in Blazers Media Network

@meninblazers.bsky.social

LIONEL MESSI STANDS ALONE WITH 17 MEN'S WORLD CUP GOALS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER 🚨 Simply the best 🐐

503h ago

knightsmom.bsky.social7

Let’s remember Marta got to 17 first!!

Nikki Suydam4

He doesn’t “stand alone.” He’s tied with Marta.

OptaJoe

@optajoe.com

17 - Lionel Messi has now scored the most goals in FIFA World Cup history. 17 - Lionel Messi 16 - Miroslav Klose 15 - Ronaldo 14 - Kylian Mbappé 14 - Gerd Müller 13 - Just Fontaine 12 - Pelé Legend.

323h ago

Kat 🕊️💙🦋🇺🇦🌻🌊🟧🟦🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎭💖

@smith83k.bsky.social

@tcrg2012.bsky.social Lionel Messi makes history as the World Cup’s all-time top scorer!!! ⚽️🎉🥳 #Pinks www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/s...

213h ago

one dozen rats at a keyboard

@panasonicdx4500.bsky.social

Cristiano Ronaldo has 8 career World Cup Goals. Lionel Messi has 5 in 2026.

311h ago

NBC News

@nbcnews.com

Lionel Messi has set a new record for career goals scored at the men’s World Cup, recording his 17th today against Austria.

222h ago

Luis Paez-Pumar

@lpp.bsky.social

It's so funny, in a way, that the only thing Lionel Messi is not superhuman at is penalty kicks.

233h ago

Kim McCauley4

He was considerably worse than Aguero at them during their primes, Sergio was such a pro and good friend for not raising a stink about it

andré

@andre-carlisle.bsky.social

comically shanking pens and complaining about being tired, basically i am 75% lionel messi

211h ago

Herculez Gomez

@herculezg.bsky.social

This isn’t normal! Messi just scored his 5th goal in two World Cup games, currently leading in the Golden Boot, with 18 World Cup goals in total (a World Cup record), and he’s less than 48 hours away from turning 39! 👽 #Messi

151h ago

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