Lionel Messi improves his record and becomes the top scorer in the history of football - photo

Argentina national team forward Lionel Messi has become the top scorer in the history of the World Cup.

This happened in the match of the 2nd round of group J of the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Argentina and Austria. The game is taking place at AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas, USA). The main referee is Amin Omar from Egypt. The score in the match is 1:0 in favor of the Argentina national team.

Lionel Messi scored his 17th goal at the World Cup (the fourth at the 2026 World Cup) and surpassed former Germany national team forward Miroslav Klose, who has 16 goals. Third in this indicator is the Brazilian Ronaldo with 15 goals.

France national team forward Kylian Mbappe, who has 14 goals so far, can catch up with Messi at this tournament.

History is made.

Lionel Messi is the all-time top goalscorer in @FIFAWorldCup history! 🤩🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/iv8Oelxic2 — FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 22, 2026