FIFA announced on 18 December 2022 a new record set by Lionel Messi as the first-ever player to score in the Round of 16, Quarter-final, Semi-final & Final within a single FIFA World Cup tournament, which adds to the many records Lionel Messi currently holds

⚽️ Group stage
⚽️ Round of 16
⚽️ Quarter-final
⚽️ Semi-final
⚽️ Final

Messi has led the way at this #FIFAWorldCup 👏 pic.twitter.com/vx3FqDQTwk

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022

A total of seven goals were scored by Messi at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ at each stage.

The goals scored by Lionel Messi at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Messi's first goal was scored in Argentina's first tournament match against Saudi Arabia. In Argentina's second group-stage match, Messi scored against Mexico.

Messi scored his third goal of the tournament against Australia in the Round of 16 matches.

Argentina's Quarter-final match against the Netherlands witnessed Messi's fourth goal, and the Semi-final match against Croatia witnessed his fifth goal.

In the battle against France at Finals, Messi scored his sixth & seventh goals in the tournament.

Messi sets the record as the player with the most World Cup appearances & assists

• Lionel Messi boasts the title of the most FIFA World Cup™ appearances with a total of 26, which surpasses German Lothar Matthaus' record of 25 appearances at the competition.
• Messi is the only player to register an assist in five World Cups. His closest challengers are Pele, Grzegorz Lato, Diego Maradona and David Beckham, who set up goals in three editions apiece.

Source: FIFA

Other records set by Lionel Messi

• Messi is the only player to register an assist in five World Cups. His closest challengers are Pele, Grzegorz Lato, Diego Maradona and David Beckham, who set up goals in three editions apiece.
• Lionel Messi is also one of the only six men to have played in five World Cups. He shares this record with Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Messi is the only player to register an assist in five World Cups closely shared with Pele, Grzegorz Lato, Diego Maradona and David Beckham.
• Messi also holds the title as the only player to score in the World Cup in his teens, 20s and 30s.
• Messi scored his first and latest World Cup goals 16 years and 184 days apart. The next biggest span in World Cup history belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo at 16 years and 160 days.
• Messi is Argentina’s joint-leading marksmen in the World Cup with 12 goals. He is followed by Gabriel Batistuta who holds 10 goals, Diego Maradona with 8, Guillermo Stabile with 8, Mario Kempes with 6 and Gonzalo Higuain with 5.
  
• The Player of the Match, first awarded in 2002, has been given to Messi an unequalled 10 times. His four at Brazil 2014 is a record for one edition he shares with Wesley Sneijder, who received the same at South Africa 2010.

Source & cover image credit: FIFA

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