Lionel Messi faces criticism after he becomes the first player in World Cup history to miss mutliple penalties in the same world cup.

Lionel Messi made history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday night. Messi scored on a free kick in the 79th minute of Argentina's clash with Jordan, becoming the first player to ever score in seven consecutive World Cup matches.

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Lionel Messi scored a hat trick, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Algeria. This was Messi’s 11th hat trick in his international career, but his first at the World Cup, per ESPN. Messi tied Miroslav Klose’s record for most World Cup goals with 16,

Messi scored a record-setting 17th World Cup goal in Argentina's game against Austria. And, then, he netted another goal, making him the all-time leader in World Cup tournaments (men and women).

Lionel Messi missed a crucial penalty early in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match vs Egypt after Argentina fell behind. This miss marks Messi as the first player to miss two penalties in one World Cup.

Argentina forward Julian Alvarez showered praise on captain Lionel Messi after the latter inspired a dramatic comeback victory over Egypt.

The GOAT continues to amaze the world as Lionel Messi now reigns supreme at the top of the list of all-time goalscorers at the World Cup. With his two goals against Austria in Arg

Argentina take on Cape Verde in a highly-anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 clash in Miami Argentina captain Lionel Messi is 1 goal away from becoming the first player ever to score 20 World Cup goals Cape Verde is the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup knockouts,