Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in his last five World Cup appearances after launching a rocket and later cleaning up a rebound for Argentina against Algeria on Tuesday.

Since the group stage began, a whopping 14 own goals have been scored across the tournament. That number surpasses the record of 12 set in 2018, which was considered an abnormally high number of own goals at the time.

Kylian Mbappe is on the board in the round of 16, as the France star has scored a penalty kick for Les Bleus against Paraguay on Saturday.

Lionel Messi became the first player in history to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. The 39-year-old scored with a free kick after coming off the bench as Argentina won 3-1 against Jordan. It was Messi's sixth goal of the 2026 World Cup and he leads the Golden Boot race by two goals.

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