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In 2022, Messi broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with eighteen. [11] Messi has scored 34 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL. [12]
At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Messi led Argentina to its first World Cup victory in 36 years, defeating France during the final. [215] He became the first player to score in every stage of the World Cup, having scored seven total with three assists, and also the first to win the Golden Ball for the tournament twice. [216]
Ten of these players scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil's Jairzinho in 1970 and Argentina's Lionel Messi in 2022 were the only footballers to record at least seven goals but still not finish as the tournament's top scorer. These 31 top goalscorers played for 20 different nations, with the most (five) coming from Brazil.
All of the worlds biggest football stars dominate the pitch during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including Argentinas Lionel Messi. Heres all the goals he scored this tournament.
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.
Messi fired his penalty over Livakovic’s outstretched arm and rose onto yet another page of Argentina’s record books. His fifth goal of this tournament was the 11th of his World Cup career ...
World Cup Golden Ball. The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. [17] World Cup top goalscorer. Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World ...
Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314 [321] Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11 [z] [321] First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022 [321] Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5 in 2022