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ESPN · United States · Messi breaks the all-time World Cup scoring record at 38
Stat-lead: Messi at 18; Mbappe at 16 equalling Klose; Ronaldo scores in his sixth different World Cup, becoming the first player to do so; Haaland scores Norway's first ever World Cup goal; notes the 48-team format and wider distribution of goals across smaller nations.
“Messi's 18 is the new all-time record; Ronaldo scores in a sixth World Cup, records stack at the 2026 tournament.”