Portugal filing a legal complaint mid World Cup to claim the goal was Ronaldo's says it all. Instead of celebrating his teammate's first World Cup goal, he cared more about his name on the scoresheet.
A narcissist masquerading as a leader.
🤯 Exactly 20 years apart, but the same Lionel Messi.
🗓️ 16 June 2006: Lionel Messi scores on his FIFA World Cup debut.
🗓️ 16 June 2026: Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup.
#FIFAWorldCup
Messi against Algeria:
▪️ Became the World Cup top scorer
▪️ Surpassed R9, Gerd Müller, Pelé and Mbappé in World Cup goals
▪️ Became Argentina's oldest World Cup scorer
▪️ Became the oldest player to score a brace at the World Cup
▪️ Became the oldest player to score a hat-trick at the World Cup
▪️ Became the player with the most goal contributions at the World Cup (24)
▪️ Equalled the record for most goals scored from outside the box at the World Cup (5)
▪️ Became the player with goals in the most different World Cup games (12)
▪️ Equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's record of scoring at 5 different World Cups
▪️ Became the first Argentine to score in 5 different World Cups
▪️ Became the 4th Argentine with a World Cup hat-trick
▪️ Scored his 10th World Cup goal since turning 35
▪️ Has now scored against the most different countries at the World Cup (11)
▪️ Became the third player ever to reach 200 appearances for his country
▪️ Became the first player ever to play in six World Cups
A few records more in the history books 😅
Tyler Bindon's appearance for New Zealand on Monday meant he and his mother Jenny became the first mother-son pair to both appear at a World Cup ❤️
Bindon Sr. played at the 2007 and 2011 Women's World Cups 🇳🇿
Norway fans are doing a “Viking Row” up the escalator at Boston’s South Station before heading to the World Cup
Adding this to the list of things I’ve never seen before and probably never will again