10 - Kylian Mbappé is only the fourth player in history to score 10 or more goals at a single World Cup, and the first to achieve the feat in 56 years
🇭🇺 Sándor Kocsis: 11 goals (1954)
🇫🇷 Just Fontaine: 13 goals (1958)
🇩🇪 Gerd Müller: 10 goals (1970)
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: 10 goals (2026)
Iconic.
There was a 1 in 625 trillion chance this photo of Lionel Messi bathing baby Lamine Yamal would ever happen.
"Families entered a raffle, Barcelona players were assigned by random lottery, and somehow 20 year old Messi ended up pairing with this five month old baby, and that's Lamine Yamal right there."
"The probability of this happening says you are more than 2 million times more likely to win the Powerball Jackpot than to have this script play out. It is roughly equivalent to picking one specific second out of 20 million years, 1 in 625 trillion, insane."
Yes, those photos you’ve seen are real.
More than 18 years ago, a baby named Lamine Yamal and his mom Sheila met Lionel Messi at a UNICEF fundraising photoshoot.
Today, their achievements on the pitch inspire millions. Off the pitch, both Messi and Lamine Yamal use their voices and platforms as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors to support and advocate for children around the world.
The goal? That every child survives, thrives, and fulfils their potential.
We are proud to have them on our team.
Credit: Joan Monfort
9 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi has scored (7) or assisted (8) in each of his last nine FIFA World Cup knockout stage games.
This is the longest run by any player on record (since 1966).
Inevitable. #AskOpta
England successfully limited Messi to a single shot last night (0.01 xG). The trouble is, his fallback is this...
💨 10 successful dribbles
👟 4 chances created
💥 2 big chances created
🎯 9 crosses
🅰️ 2 assists
🌟 9.05 match rating
7 - Dribbles completed by 🏴 England and 🇦🇷 Argentina players, following Anthony Gordon's opener in the 55th minute:
6 - Lionel Messi
1 - Declan Rice
0 - Every other player combined
⚡️ Electrifying.
4 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi in 2026 is the first player to assist four goals in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup since 🇧🇷 Pelé in 1970 (also four).
Legends.
15 - The most through balls in a single #FIFAWorld Cup on record (since 1966) have both been in the 2026 edition:
15 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
15 - 🇫🇷 Michael Olise
Visionaries. #AskOpta