MESSI SHOW 🏆

.@NBCSportsSoccer: “Will Messi or Mbappé be able to rewrite history?  👀”

ESPN: “Lionel Messi will play his last World Cup in the same country where Maradona played his. 😳 🇦🇷”

.@WhoScored: “Lionel Messi is the number one-rated player (8.03) across the last two World Cup tournaments among players with 5+ appearances. 🇦🇷🥇”

Opta: “Lionel Messi within 118 seconds of coming on against Iceland (subbed on 69:04): 69:57 - First touch by Messi. 70:01 - Successful through ball by Messi. 70:04 - Argentina penalty (GK foul after 1v1). 71:02 - Penalty converted by Messi. Midas.”

.@433: “𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 🫡🇦🇷 71' Messi enters the pitch 72' Messi scores 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘. 😎🏆”

adidas: “The journey starts here. ✈️🏆 Check‑in complete. Essentials only.”

.@DiarioOle: “Hey, you played with my dad!" 🔟😅 🇦🇷🤝🇮🇸 The chat between Lionel Messi and Daníel Gudjohnsen, one of the sons of Eidur, the Icelander who shared Messi's early days at Barcelona.”

ESPN: “MORE TOGETHER THAN EVER... Leo Messi's message after Argentina's 3-0 victory against Iceland in the last friendly match before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”

ESPN: “LEO BREAKS ANGELITO'S RECORD! Messi scored in Argentina's 3-0 victory against Iceland in the friendly and became the oldest player to score a goal with the Albiceleste jersey.”

.@AFASeleccionEN: “𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 in Alabama! 🇦🇷 Argentina 3 🆚 0 Iceland 🇮🇸 ⚽ V. Barco, L. Messi & T. Almada.”

ESPN: “ONE MORE FOR THE FLEA! Leo Messi scored a penalty in Argentina's 3-0 victory against Iceland in the friendly in Alabama and reached 911 goals in his professional career.”

.@elgraficoweb: “The top 10 all-time top scorers for Argentina; 1️⃣ Messi 117 (199 apps) 🆕 2️⃣ Batistuta 54 (77) 3️⃣ Agüero 42 (101) 4️⃣ Lautaro Martínez 37 (77) 5️⃣ Crespo 35 (63) 6️⃣ Maradona 32 (87) 7️⃣ Higuaín 31 (75) 8️⃣ Di María 30 (145) 9️⃣ Artime 24 (25) 🔟 Passarella 23 (68).”

MLS: “The 🐐 in World Cup mode. Leo Messi will look to continue making history.”

FIFA: “2️⃣ days to go. Lionel Messi is the only player to win two FIFA World Cup adidas Golden Ball awards.”

.@Argentina: “A look back at the history of our captain and flag. Let's go for one more, LEGEND! 🇦🇷”

FIFA: “The player with most World Cup appearances ever? 👀 Lionel Messi, with 26 to his name! 👏”

adidas: “One last dance on the biggest stage. Witness the Último Tango.”

adidas: “20 years after the first dance. A sixth FIFA World Cup. Ready for El Último Tango.”

.@skoresofficial: “The GOAT OF ASSISTS!🐐 After scoring a goal last night against Portland, Messi also delivered his 412th career assist.🅰️ He’s the all-time leading assist provider in football history.👑🇦🇷”

ESPN: “LIONEL MESSI IS IN WORLD CUP MODE! 🌍🔥 The world champion scored his 910th goal and provided a brilliant assist in Inter Miami's victory over Portland Timbers. 💥”