Lionel smashes these FIFA World Cup records

Messi scored against Croatia

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Goals

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Records

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Elite list

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FIFA WC 2022

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Lionel Messi

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Lionel smashes these FIFA World Cup records

Messi scored against Croatia

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi showed his magic versus Croatia in the semi-final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Messi scored a penalty and then assisted Julian Alvarez for the third as Argentina crushed Croatia 3-0.

Goals

Messi (11) became Argentina's record scorer in the World Cup, breaking a tie with Batistuta (10). With his 11 goals, Messi has matched the World Cup scoring tally of former legends Sandor Kocsis and Jurgen Klinsmann (11 each).

Records

Elite list

Messi has become only the sixth player to score in the last 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals at a single World Cup tournament (since 1986 when the last 16 was introduced).

FIFA WC 2022

As per Squawka, Messi is now tied with Mbappe for the most goals in the WC 2022 (5 each). He also has the joint-most assists alongside Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes, and Antoine Griezmann (3 each).

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