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Full list of records Lionel Messi set and broke for Argentina
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Leading Argentina across five World Cups as captain, Messi set the record for the most World Cup matches captained by any player, well clear of Rafa Márquez and Diego Maradona.
Messi broke Paolo Maldini's World Cup minutes record (2,217) during the 2022 final and padded the total further in 2026 to finish with more time on the pitch at World Cups than any player ever.
Messi broke Lothar Matthäus's long-standing record of 25 World Cup appearances during the 2022 tournament and kept extending it through 2026, finishing with more World Cup matches played than anyone in the competition's history.
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