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Why are players scoring so many goals at the 2026 World Cup?

By Kedar Bayley Published

For the Golden Boot race leaders, it’s not even Gameweek 3 of the World Cup, yet the leading scorers sit on four, five goals — why?

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Lionel Messi during Argentina vs Austria at World Cup 2026
How many more goals has Lionel Messi scored than Cristiano Ronaldo at World Cups?

By Jakob Barnes Published

They used to debate who was better, but Lionel Messi is leaving Cristiano Ronaldo in the dust when it comes to World Cup goals now

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Lionel Messi may be undisputed greatest of all time after breaking World Cup record - but that's besides the point

By Steven Chicken Published

Deciding Lionel Messi's place on the podium of all-time greats can wait for another day - for now, we are just desperate to drink him in while we can

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Lionel Messi broke two more World Records vs Austria tonight

By Chris Nee Published

The Argentina captain reeled in World Cup records like they’re going out of fashion

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'There is something up with that football' Joe Hart reveals World Cup Trionda theory behind strange Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi phenomenon

By Steven Chicken Published

Kylian Mbappe's 25 yarder against Iraq was just the latest powerful long ranger to beat a keeper who looked like he could have saved it

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France vs Iraq plunged into weather chaos - what are the World Cup 2026 weather protocols?

By Kedar Bayley Published

France vs Iraq is the first major weather-affected 2026 World Cup fixture, but what are the protocols?

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Mbappe World Cup goals: How many does the Frenchman need to overtake Lionel Messi?

By Kedar Bayley last updated

Kylian Mbappe is likely to go down as the greatest World Cup player ever, but how many goals away from Lionel Messi is he?

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Top scorers in World Cup history

By Ben Hayward, Chris Nee last updated

From 1930 to 2026, a look at the top goalscorers in World Cup history...

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Lionel Messi’s penalty record after he misses for Argentina vs Austria

By Chris Nee Published

Lionel Messi missed a penalty that would have made him the World Cup’s outright greatest goalscorer (but scored from open play shortly afterwards)

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Who is the referee for Argentina vs Austria?

By Ryan Gray Published

The two sides meet at the World Cup this evening to try and seal qualification for the knockouts

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