🐐 Will it ever end? Messi extends his absurd World Cup record!

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12 July 2026

Lionel Messi’s epic record chase at the 2026

World Cup

continues in the quarter-finals!

–

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Against Switzerland, the 39-year-old set up the early 1-0 by Alexis Mac Allister (10') with a perfectly delivered corner.

The most prolific scorer in

history set another record in the process: Messi is the first player ever to reach a total of ten assists across multiple tournaments.

In the past few weeks alone, the eight-time World Player of the Year has recorded eight goals and two assists.

And if Argentina’s current 1-0 lead holds, he’ll even have two more matches to keep adding to his records. Does this guy ever stop?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.

You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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