In their second 2026 World Cup Group H match, Argentina defeated Austria 2-0, with Lionel Messi setting four records.
Guiness World Records tweeted on Monday night to confirm this.
Messi scored twice to help the current holders advance to the next round of the tournament.
“Lionel Messi broke all kinds of records today,” the tweet read.
Number of goals scored by a football (soccer) player in the FIFA World Cup finals—18
“The highest number of individual matches played in a FIFA World Cup—28
Number of matches won by a single player at the FIFA World Cup for football (soccer)— 18
“The most number of minutes played in a single FIFA World Cup match—2,489
We are beinghold the annals of time.
In their final group match, Argentina will take on Jordan.