In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to score in seven consecutive FIFA World Cup matches (including matches from the previous edition) after scoring in the team's 3–1 win against Jordan in their final group-stage match.
The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The New York Times on 27 June 2026.
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