Argentina national team striker Lionel Messi continues his historic achievements at world championships.

The quarterfinal match of the 2026 Emergency against Switzerland (3:1) became the 39th forward for the 32nd match in the final tournaments of the world feather.

With this performance, the Argentinean is already an absolute record holder, and is also competing in his sixth World Cup.

Recently, the match against Switzerland became the 15th for Messi in the playoff stage of the World Championships. With this rank, the captain of the Argentine national team set a new record for the tournament, surpassing the achievements of the legendary German forward Miroslav Klose, who played 14 matches in tournament matches.

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