Goal
Lionel Messi continues to re-write the history books, with two more records achieved when netting in the 2022 World Cup final for Argentina.
WHAT HAPPENED? The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner held his nerve from the penalty spot 23 minutes into a showpiece event on Qatari soil, with France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris sent the wrong way from 12 yards. That effort saw Messi become the first man to score a goal in every knockout round of a World Cup finals – having previously been on target against Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia.
OptaJoe on X (formerly Twitter): “1 – Lionel Messi is the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quater-final, semi-final and final in a single edition of the World Cup. Prestige. pic.twitter.com/jnisNEa8F5 / X”
1 – Lionel Messi is the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quater-final, semi-final and final in a single edition of the World Cup. Prestige. pic.twitter.com/jnisNEa8F5
