Lionel Messi breaks the all-time FIFA World Cup goal record with his 17th goal

Lionel Messi further separated himself from the rest of football history on Monday by setting the record for most goals of all time in the FIFA World Cup.

Messi advanced down the field behind the Argentina attack. The Austrian defense seemed to be too focused on the ball and lost track of Messi when he slipped behind them. Messi received the pass and shot past the goalkeeper in the 38th minute and scored.

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He has 17 career World Cup goals, surpassing Germany’s Miroslav Klose for the all-time high. You may have had the record before. Messi received a penalty attempt around the 8th minute of the match. However, the shot went wide to the right.

Messi’s goal against Austria put Argentina up 1-0.

The goal comes in the middle of a tough week for Messi and his family. Jorge Messi was due to receive medical treatment for an undisclosed illness last week. Messi’s family asked the media for “humanity.”

Argentina’s Lionel Messi looks at the ball during the World Cup Group J soccer match against Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on June 22, 2026. (Tony Gutiérrez/AP Photo)

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“Jorge is going through a health situation,” the Messi family said in a statement. “He is currently under medical observation, recovering and evolving favorably within his current state.”

Messi scored a hat trick against Algeria last week in his first group stage match at this year’s World Cup. He was seen crying after his first goal.

Lionel Messi of Argentina reacts after missing a penalty during the World Cup Group J match against Austria in Arlington, Texas, on June 22, 2026. (Julio Cortés/AP)

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“My tears after the first goal? I’ve had difficult days. It had nothing to do with football. And those feelings were because of that,” Messi said. “I thank my teammates, the coaching staff and the delegation for helping me.”