WC PROGNOSTICATION:Will Messi score on Fri to extend his record setting WC goal streak to 8 games?
82% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 45 predictions cast.
Lionel Messi scored against Cape Verde on July 3, 2026, extending his streak of consecutive World Cup matches with a goal to eight and resolving the question yes. Messi struck in the 29th minute of Argentina's 3-2 extra-time win in the round of 32, lifting a close-range shot over goalkeeper Vozinha.
The goal was the 20th of Messi's World Cup career, moving him two ahead of France's Kylian Mbappe on the all-time list and retaking the lead in the 2026 Golden Boot race with seven goals in the tournament. His run of scoring in eight straight World Cup games dates back to Argentina's title-winning campaign at the 2022 tournament.
Messi has now found the net 12 times across his last eight World Cup appearances. The community forecast aligned with the outcome, with 82 percent of participants expecting Messi to score and extend his record streak against the tournament debutants.