Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine national team, has become the player with the most assists in World Cup history.
Lionel Messi
Club: Inter Miami
The Argentine national team faces Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium in the final quarter-final match of the 2026 World Cup.
The Argentine national team took the lead with the first goal, a header by Alexis Mac Allister assisted by Messi from a corner kick in the 10th minute.
Alexis Mac Allister gives Argentina the lead with a perfect header #WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/O3CZf9Bqnn@beINSPORTS
Messi reached 10 assists in the World Cup, surpassing German Fritz Walter who has 9 assists.
Messi created one goal in 2006, one in 2010, and another in 2014; the tally rose to 2 in 2018, then 3 in 2022, and 2 in 2026.
Most remarkably, Messi’s 10 assists were scored by 10 different players: Hernán Crespo, Carlos Tevez, Ángel Di María, Gabriel Mercado, Sergio Agüero, Enzo Fernández, Nahuel Molina, Julián Álvarez, Cristian Romero, and Alexis Mac Allister.
Thus Messi became the all-time leading goalscorer in the World Cup with 21 goals and the leading assist provider with 10.
Messi tops the 2026 World Cup scoring chart with 8 goals, level with Kylian Mbappé.
The winner of this match will face England in the semi-final next Wednesday at 10 p.m.
