Missouri [US]: Lionel Messi said "numbers don't mean anything" after surpassing Brazil's Ronaldo equalling German's Miroslav Klose on the all-time FIFA World Cup goal-scoring list, reported Argentinian news outlet La Nacion. Notably, Messi opened his World Cup 2026 campaign with a magnificent Player of the Match-winning hat-trick, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday (local time).
With the hat-trick, Messi registered his name in the record books for multiple accolades, the most notable being for the joint-most goals in World Cup history. He also moved past Ronaldo (15 goals), as well as Germany's Gerd Muller and France's Kylian Mbappe, who were both on 14 goals. Notably, Mbappe had earlier equalled Muller's tally with a brace in France's 3-1 win over Senegal earlier in the day.
