Pedro

⚽️📚Data Scientist

[rosie @therosieum]

https://t.co/F2G1usjT2E

[Sofascore Football @Sofascore]

🗺️ | Player of the Tournament

Lionel Messi at the 2026 World Cup:

👕 8 appearances
⚽️ 8 goals (🥈)
📈 5.28 xG (🥈)
🅰️ 4 assists (=🥈)
📐 3.94 xA (🥇)
🎁 8 big chances created (🥇)
🔑 26 key passes (🥇)
💨 28 successful dribbles (🥇)
⚔️ 60 duels won (🥇)
⭐️ 8.79 average Sofascore Rating (🥇)

His last World Cup dance was a special one, as he takes home the third Sofascore World Cup POTT of his career. 🐐

[B/R Football @brfootball]

🐐—Second-most goals in history (21)
🐐—Most wins in history (23)
🐐—Longest scoring streak (9)
🐐—Oldest hat trick scorer (38)
🐐—Joint-most tournament appearances (6)
🐐—Argentina’s top scorer at World Cup
🐐—Most goals from outside the area (7)
🐐—Most World Cup appearances (34)
🐐—Most appearances as captain (27)
🐐—Most assists in knockout phase (10)
🐐—Only man to score in group stage, Ro16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (2022)
🐐—World Cup winner 🏆

Lionel Messi says farewell to the 2026 World Cup 🥺

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

9 & 2 - Lionel Messi completed nine dribbles and assisted two goals against England - the first player on record (from 1966) to do so in a single FIFA World Cup knockout game.

Catalyst.

[ESPN @espn]

TWO ASSISTS TO SEND ARGENTINA BACK TO THE WORLD CUP FINAL.

IT COULD ONLY BE LIONEL MESSI 🐐

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Two assists in seven minutes to turn it around and book Argentina's place in the World Cup final.

Leo Messi is 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 there when they need him 🦸‍♂️🇦🇷

[B/R Football @brfootball]

NINE consecutive World Cup matches with a goal.

SIMPLY GREATNESS 🇦🇷🐐

[B/R Football @brfootball]

LIONEL MESSI GOAL AND ASSIST.

WHEN ARGENTINA NEEDS HIM.

OF COURSE 🐐

[B/R Football @brfootball]

HAALAND AGAIN 🥶

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Tell 'em the two greatest ever are still doin' it 🐐🐐

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

All the records broken by Lionel Messi today:

Most FIFA World Cup finals goals by a football (soccer) player - 18

Most FIFA World Cup matches played in by an individual - 28

Most matches won by a player at the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 18

Most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 2,489

We are witnessing history.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

LEGEND 🐐

[adidas Football @adidasfootball]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

#YouGotThis

[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Let's go, @FIFAWorldCup 2026! 🙌

[Manchester City @ManCity]

The greatest.

[433 @433]

🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐎 𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 👏

🥇 21 assists for Bruno Fernandes in 2025-26
🥈 20 assists for Kevin de Bruyne in 2019-20
🥈 20 assists for Thierry Henry in 2002-03

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

2.28 - Over his 379 Premier League games with Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has averaged 2.28 points-per-game - the highest of any manager with 20+ matches in the competition's history. Greatest.

[Manchester City @ManCity]

"What a time we have had together." 🩵

[Manchester City @ManCity]

Pep Guardiola to step down after incredible decade as City Manager 🩵

🔗 https://t.co/u84AZYY23t