Argentina played against Cape Verde in the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during which captain Lionel Messi reportedly scored his twentieth career World Cup goal, according to GoogleNewsEN.

According to GoogleNewsEN, Messi was named in the starting lineup for Argentina’s knockout fixture against Cape Verde. The match forms part of the elimination rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, currently underway.

GoogleNewsEN reports that Messi scored during the match, extending his personal record at World Cup tournaments to twenty goals. Multiple international outlets, including The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and FOX Sports, provided live coverage of the fixture and reported on the Argentine captain’s achievement.

Further details regarding the final score and the full course of the match were not yet comprehensively available in the source material at the time of publication.

The parties involved could not be reached for comment.