Messi achieves 18th World Cup win, surpassing Klose for the all-time lead

  /  autty

In the second round of the FIFA World Cup group stage, Argentina defeated Austria 2-0, with Messi scoring twice. The match marked Messi's 18th FIFA World Cup victory, surpassing Klose to become the player with the most wins in FIFA World Cup history.

Historical List of FIFA World Cup Wins

18 wins: Messi (Argentina)

17 wins: Klose (Germany)

16 wins: Cafu (Brazil)

15 wins: Lahm (Germany), Matthäus (Germany), Overath (West Germany), Schweinsteiger (Germany), Ronaldo (Brazil)

Messi's 18 FIFA World Cup Wins at a Glance

2006  World Cup group stage: Argentina 6-0 Serbia and Montenegro

2006  World Cup Round of 16: Argentina 2-1 Mexico

2010  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 1-0 Nigeria

2010  World Cup group stage: Argentina 4-1 South Korea

2010  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 2-0 Greece

2010  World Cup Round of 16: Argentina 3-1 Mexico

2014  World Cup group stage: Argentina 2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

2014  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 1-0 Iran

2014  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 3-2 Nigeria

2014  World Cup Round of 16: Argentina 1-0 Switzerland

2014  World Cup Quarter-finals: Argentina 1-0 Belgium

2018  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 2-1 Nigeria

2022  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 2-0 Mexico

2022  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 2-0 Poland

2022  World Cup Round of 16: Argentina 2-1 Australia

2022  World Cup Semi-finals: Argentina 3-0 Croatia

2026  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 3-0 Algeria

2026  World Cup Group Stage: Argentina 2-0 Austria

(Note: Wins here count only matches in which the individual participated, including extra time. Matches won via penalty shootouts are recorded as draws.)

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