World Cup 2022: Messi Sets New Milestone With Goal Against France

World Cup 2022: Messi Sets New Milestone With Goal Against France

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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Lionel Messi continues to make history.

The Argentinian captain opened the scoring for his side against France, and once again set a new record in the process.

World Cup 2022: Messi Sets New Milestone With Goal Against France
Lionel Messi became the first man to score in every stage of a single World Cup tournament with his goal against France. Image: Franck Fife
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The Paris Saint Germain attacker became the first person to score in every stage of a single tournament.

Messi scored in the group stages, Round of 16, quarter final, semi-final and now the final.

He also took his tally to six goals in the tournament, currently one more than France's Kylian Mbappe.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.