As Lionel Messi considers his footballing future following the death of his father, BBC Sport looks back at some of his most iconic moments.

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.

Check out the metrics behind Lionel Messi's historic run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi made his first start for Inter Miami since the World Cup this Wednesday (5).And the Argentine did not disappoint ...

Lionel Messi is the World Cup's greatest-ever goal-scorer. He's also the scorer of some of the competition's greatest-ever goals, employing all sorts of different techniques to make the net move. The ...

Argentina produced one of the all-time great World Cup comebacks to fight back from two goals down to eliminate Egypt. Enzo Fernandez headed Argentina in front in added time, after first Cristian ...

Lionel Messi has cemented his place as the best player in the world over the last two World Cups. Messi led Argentina to the title in 2022, and this year has La Albiceleste two more wins away from ...

How many goals has Messi scored all-time at the World Cup, including just at the 2026 edition of the tournament? Here's what to know.

It’s a question that almost every footballer would love to be in a position to answer when they sit down with their grandchildren one day. ‘What’s it like to play against Lionel Messi?’ Sharing the ...

Did you know?Did you know? Diego Maradona and Messi both made their Argentina debuts against Hungary, coming off the bench in the 62nd and 63rd minutes respectively. ‘La Pulga Atomica’ was sent off ...

Lionel Messi is on the cusp of achieving a career milestone: a World Cup Golden Boot. With eight goals scored and one game left to play in the tournament, he is so close to winning it, but he has a ...

Lionel Messi is no longer the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer. Kylian Mbappé, with his 22nd career FIFA World Cup goal, broke the all-time record for goals at the tournament after Messi broke ...