July 2, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after the match against Austria on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores their first goal past Austria’s Alexander Schlager.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina shoots while Marco Friedl #23 of Austria blocks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina scores his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts against Austria.
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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts after missing a penalty kick during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Austria at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on June 22, 2026.
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Argentina fans celebrate Lionel Messi’s third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Argelia at “Varela Varelita” Bar on June 16, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026.
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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi shoots and scores his team’s second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026.
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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi enters the pitch ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026.
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Argentine fans display a banner depicting Argentine football players Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona kissing the World Cup trophy as they celebrate at the end of the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Jordan and Argentina at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on June 27, 2026.
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