ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.

Leo Messi has done it again, scoring his seventh goal of the tournament with a left-footed strike in the first half of Argentina's round of 32 match with Cape Verde.

Messi has already scored five goals at this World Cup Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. It’s May 1, 2005. It’s a week after the first video is uploaded to YouTube. It’s 18 ...

Lionel Messi just keeps adding to his already-storied soccer career. During Monday's group stage match against Austria, Messi scored the first goal of the game, but this wasn't just any average goal. This was Messi's 17th goal of his World Cup career, the ...

Argentina star Lionel Messi has set a new record for career goals scored at the men’s World Cup, recording his 17th World Cup goal against Austria on Monday, June 22. Messi scored the record goal in the 38th minute, burying a left-footed one-timer off a ...

Messi celebrates his goal against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images With his two goals against Austria on Monday, Lionel Messi has now scored more times at a World Cup than any other player. The first was 20 years ago ...

The 2026 World Cup is historic for many reasons, one of which is Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo appearing in a record sixth World Cup. The longtime rivals both made their World Cup debuts for Argentina and Portugal, respectively, and they have played ...