Lionel Messi becomes first player to score in seven consecutive FIFA World Cup matches
Substitute Messi made the score 3-1 with a free kick from 25 meters in the 80th minute.
Messi’s hot streak started with Argentina beating Australia 2-1 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He also scored against the Netherlands and Croatia, then scored twice in the epic final against France to lift the cup.
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He continued to score goals in the 2026 finals, scoring two hat-tricks against Algeria and Austria in Argentina’s second match; With the goal he scored against Jordan, he increased his record-breaking number of goals in the World Cup to 19.
Fontaine scored in six consecutive matches for France in 1958, while Jairzinho did the same for Brazil in 1970.
