On June 16 at 9 p.m. ET, will kick off his sixth for when he and the tackle in Kansas Metropolis.
The 38-year-old is ready to turn out to be the ever to play in six editions, having beforehand performed in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 ( might be part of him a day later with ). He already for time within the World Cup with most minutes performed at 2,314.
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We’ve tracked each minute in his World Cup historical past, with the chart beneath treating every match as a single line and each phase representing the minutes Messi performed in a given match.
Messi’s begin on the World Cup started at a blistering tempo when he got here on in its place within the seventy fifth minute towards Serbia and Montenegro in in 2006, scoring a aim and aiding one other en path to a 6-0 win.
He must wait eight extra years for his subsequent World Cup aim as he mustered only a single help throughout 5 video games in 2010.
In 2014, Messi netted 4 targets within the first three video games however fell largely silent as Argentina superior within the knockout phases, ultimately shedding to Germany within the remaining.
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The subsequent World Cup in 2018 was once more a middling efficiency, as Messi netted one aim and had two assists. Argentina misplaced 4-3 within the Spherical of 16 to eventual champion .
Final go spherical in 2022, all the pieces got here collectively for Messi and Argentina. The Albiceleste gained its third title, whereas Messi scored seven targets and made three assists. He misplaced out to ’s eight targets for the Golden Boot however did win the Golden Ball because the match’s finest participant. Messi performed all 690 minutes throughout Argentina’s seven matches.
The place Messi goes from right here is anybody’s guess. On the time of writing, Argentina is tied for fifth-highest odds to win with and behind France, , and Portugal, per . And Messi might have misplaced a step from his peak, however he nonetheless has 12 targets in 14 begins this season for .
Methodology notice: World Cup game-by-game statistics pulled from .