27-06-2026 09:04 via sports.yahoo.com

Messi to start final Argentina group match on bench

Messi has now scored a record 18 World Cup goals [Getty Images]World Cup top scorer Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group match against Jordan on the bench, manager Lionel Scaloni has confirmed.Messi, 39, leads the Golden Boot standings with five goals from his first two matches, including a double against Austria that made him the World Cup's all-time record goalscorer.Scaloni said the decision to rest the superstar was not injury related as he spoke before the match in Dallas, which
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