ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.

Lionel Messi is already the FIFA World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer; now he's the all-time assists leader, too.

Lionel Messi continues to rewrite World Cup and football history. In the quarter-final against Switzerland, the Argentine ...

Argentina were trailing Egypt 2-0 when Messi found Cristian Romero in the box, and the centre-back headed home to pull one ...

Kylian Mbappé fired France into the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Paraguay in extreme Philadelphia heat. His second-half penalty, following a VAR decision, took him to seven ...

Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in his last five World Cup appearances after launching a rocket and later cleaning up a ...

Lionel Messi created FIFA World Cup history during Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt, becoming the ...

There are almost no more mountains to be climbed for Lionel Messi. Club trophies? He’s got 44 of those at the senior level, including La Liga, Ligue 1, the MLS Cup and the Champions League. He’s won ...

ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from the World Cup action on June 22.

We're into the last few games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the race for the Golden Boot -- given to the tournament's top ...

Of course, the greatest of all time started his 2026 tournament campaign with a stunning outside-the-box opener vs. Algeria.

Are England too dependent on Bellingham and Kane? We've crunched the numbers to find out which of the four semi-finals are ...