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Longest duration between a player's first and last goal at FIFA World Cup Finals

Longest duration between a player's first and last goal at FIFA World Cup Finals
WHO
Lionel Messi
WHAT
16:185 year(s):day(s)
WHERE
Qatar (Lusail)
WHEN
18 December 2022

The longest duration between a player’s first and last goal at FIFA World Cup Finals is 16 years 185 days and was achieved by Lionel Messi (Argentina) between 16 June 2006 and 18 December 2022.

Lionel Messi scored his first World Cup goal in 2006, during Argentina’s 6–0 win over Serbia and Montenegro. His 12th and 13th goals in the competition came during the 2022 World Cup final, which Argentina won on penalties following a 3–3 draw with France.