The records Lionel Messi can break at World Cup 2026 this month
Lionel Messi is heading into what definitely feels like the final World Cup chapter of a career that already peaked with Argentina’s 2022 triumph.
The 38-year-old was not always certain to be involved, with fitness and usefulness to Argentina central to his own thinking before Lionel Scaloni named him in the squad.
That makes his role one of the tournament’s early mysteries. Messi may not start every match, but every minute could move him closer to more World Cup history.
