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Messi becomes first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches
Jun 28, 202609:39 AM
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Messi becomes first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches
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Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven ​consecutive World Cup matches when he ‌netted for Argentina against Jordan in Dallas on Saturday, moving past Just Fontaine and Jairzinho.

 

Substitute ​Messi curled in a free kick ​from 25 metres in the 80th ⁠minute to make the score ​3-1.

 

Messi’s hot streak started in Argentina’s ​2-1 victory over Australia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He also netted against ​the Netherlands and Croatia, before ​scoring twice in an epic final with France ‌that ⁠ended with him lifting the trophy.

 

He continued that scoring run at the 2026 finals having netted a hat-trick ​against Algeria and ​another ⁠two versus Austria in Argentina's second game, with his strike ​against Jordan taking his tally ​of ⁠World Cup goals to a record-extending 19.

 

Fontaine scored in six consecutive matches for ⁠France ​in 1958, and ​Jairzinho did likewise for Brazil in 1970.

 

Source: Reuters

--Agencies 

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