a flower in a gun; a bird in flight.

Lionel Messi at every World Cup from 2006 to 2026

The greatest to ever play the game has graced the World Cup for two decades. Having made his debut at just 18, he now makes an unprecedented sixth World Cup appearance at the age of 38, four years after finally becoming a World Cup winner.

He is the first player to play in six World Cups.

on june 16, 2026 — twenty years to the day — lionel messi completed his first world cup hat trick, tying the world cup record for most goals scored by a single player.

Meet me in Montauk.

I will make you bleed. I will make you humble. You may be my creator, but from this day forward, I will be your master.

Not something. Someone. You made someone.