Another World Cup match Lionel Messi’s another historic record!
Argentina, on Saturday, June 27, faced Jordan in their final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage.
The reigning champion Argentina, which has already sealed the top place in the group, extended its World Cup winning streak and claimed a 3-1 victory.
And Messi, who did not even play for the whole 90 minutes and began the match on the bench, made another World Cup record.
Messi becomes the first player to score in seven World Cup matches:
The eight-time Ballon d’Or award winner on Saturday achieved a new milestone and became the first player in soccer history to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches.
Messi came off the bench in the 60th minute of Argentina's World Cup group stage finale against Jordan and celebrated his return with a free-kick goal to seal victory for the national team.
The Argentina captain's strike extended his record as the men's all-time leader in World Cup goals with 19.
The soccer legend, who recently turned 39, after making record passes by France striker Just Fontaine and Brazil great Jairzinho for the tournament mark, ESPN reported.
It was his 72nd career goal on a free kick and 12th for Argentina. Messi has 123 international goals, second all time to Cristiano Ronaldo's 145, in 202 appearances.
With Messi resting early, Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martínez scored in the first half against Jordan, who had already been eliminated from knockout contention.
Lo Celso is ‘very happy’ for Messi:
Lo Celso said after becoming the first Argentine other than Messi to score in this tournament, also on a free kick in the 19th minute, “I am very happy for him, for the moment he is having. The truth is that seeing him every day excites, excites and infects a lot. So obviously, seeing him like that for us is very important."
Messi celebrates his new record:
Taking to Instagram, the former Barcelona star celebrated his new career milestone and victorious end of the group stage.
Sharing some highlights from the match, he wrote, “One more victory to complete the group stage. We're still in this together…”
The football GOAT fans also celebrated his new achievement in the comment section.
A fan wrote, “Too much goal, too much goal!”
“Perfect start to the world cup vamosss Argentina,” another added.
A user commented, “HE JUST KEEPS BREAKING RECORDS.”
“You're supposed to be 39,” the fourth one gushed.
Why was Messi benched in Argentina last group match?
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni had confirmed that Messi would start on the bench before getting minutes later in the match.
Scaloni said, "I spoke with Leo [Messi], and we both agreed that his coming on in the second half was the best thing today. That shows what he means to the group.”
"He had watched 55 minutes of the match [before coming from the bench] and knew what was going on. There are times when, if something needs changing, I can tell him what we're going to do for his benefit. But he doesn't need to be taught anything," he added.
The crowd at AT&T Stadium began chanting Messi's name as soon as the second half started, cheering loudly after he stepped off the bench to warm up. The roar was deafening when he entered the pitch Saturday night, just three days after his 39th birthday.
Argentina next match:
Argentina, the Group J winners, will face first-time World Cup qualifiers Cape Verde in the round of 32 on July 3, 2026, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida .
