Lionel Messi scores late in the first half against Austria to become the all-time leader in goals in the World Cup with 17 goals total passing Germany's great Miroslav Klose. Messi had missed on a penalty kick earlier in the half and it was fitting that he would break the record on a regular goal and not a penalty kick.

Lionel Messi scored both goals in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria today...amazing...he now has 18 goals in World Cup play.

June 22 scores:

France 3 Iraq 0
Norway 3 Senegal 2
Algeria 2 Jordan 1
Argentina 2 Austria 0

It could be a short-lived record as Mbappe is only a few goals behind Messi.

Mbappé is currently 2 goals behind Messi. Messi has scored 5 goals in the 2026 World Cup so far and Mbappé has scored 4. So, yes, he could catch or even surpass Messi this year. It's exciting to watch these two play! Mbappé only 27 years old and Messi is 39 it's highly likely that will be the all-time goal scoring leader at some point in his career...maybe even before this World Cup is over.

The top all-time goal scorers in Men's FIFA World Cup history are:

Lionel Messi (Argentina) 18 Goals
Kylian Mbappé (France) 16 Goals
Miroslav Klose (Germany) 16 Goals
Ronaldo (Brazil) 15 Goals
Gerd Müller (Germany) 14 Goals
Just Fontaine (France) 13 Goals
Pelé (Brazil) 12 Goals
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) 11 Goals
Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) 11 Goals

June 23 scores:

Protugal 5 Uzbekistan 0
England 0 Ghana 0
Croatia 1 Panama 0
Columbia 1 DR Congo 0

June 24 games:

Switzerland 2 Canada 1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Qatar 1
Morocco 4 Haiti 2
Brazil 3 Scotland 0
Mexico 3 Czechia 0
South Africa 1 South Korea 0

The following teams have qualified for the Knockout Round of 32:

Argentina (Group J)
Canada (Group B)
Colombia (Group K)
France (Group I)
Germany (Group E)
Mexico (Group A)
Norway (Group I)
Switzerland (Group B)
United States (Group D)

Kevin Blue is riding high as Canada gets into knockout round for first time!

12 teams have now qualified for the Knockout Round of 32 and 20 spots are still up for grabs:

Mexico (Group A)
USA (Group D)
Germany (Group E)
Argentina (Group J)
France (Group I)
Norway (Group I)
Colombia (Group K)
Switzerland (Group B)
Canada (Group B)
Brazil (Group C)
Morocco (Group C)
South Africa (Group A)

The USA plays Türkiye in Los Angeles at 7 pm tonight and, hopefully, we'll ge to see Max Arfsten play quite a bit since the Americns have secured their spot in the next round of 32.

Türkiye scores in the final second to beat the USA 3-2. The USA will now play next Wednesday, July 1st in the Knockout Round at 3 pm against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara. Former Aggie, Max Arfsten, didn't get to play against Tûrkiye.

Other June 25 scores:

Côte d'Ivoire 2 Curaçao 0
Ecuador 2 Germany 1
Netherlands 3 Tunisia 1
Japan 1 Sweden 1
Paraguay 0 Australia 0

Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador and Bosnia-Herzegovina also advanced to the round of 32.

June 26 scores:

France 4 Norway 1
Senegal 5 Iraq 0
Cabo Verde 0 Saudi Arabia 0
Spain 1 Uruguay 0
Belgium 5 New Zealand 1
Egypt 1 Iran 1

26 teams have now qualified for the Knockout Round of 32. Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Spain, Cabo Verde, Paraguay, Egypt, England, Ghana and Portugal qualified today for the next round.

The final Group games were today.

England 2 Panama 0
Croatia 2 Ghana 1
Columbia 0 Portugal 0
DR Congo 3 Uzbekistan 1
Algeria 3 Austria 3
Argentina 3 Jordan 1

The field of 32 is now set:

Mexico
South Africa
Switzerland
Canada
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Morocco
USA
Australia
Paraguay
Germany
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Belgium
Egypt
Spain
Cabo Verde
France
Norway
Senegal
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Columbia
Portugal
DR Congo
England
Ghana
Croatia

First game in the Knockout Round is Sunday, June 28:

Canada vs South Africa at 12 noon in Los Angeles.

Canada scores a goal in the second half stoppage and wins 1-0 over South Africa. Canada advances to the Round of 16 for the first time in history. Former Aggie AD, Kevin Blue, who is now the CEO of Canada Soccer, must be celebrating tonight!