Lionel Messi has been the man of the moment so far at the 2026 World Cup.
The Argentina ace currently leads the rankings for the Golden Boot, which he has never won in his career before now.
That is due to his six goals across the three games to fire his side through as group winners.
But those stats are even more impressive when you crunch Opta’s numbers even further.
For all 618 outfield players who have played 90 minutes or more at this World Cup, no player has clocked less running distance than Messi – and yet nobody has scored more goals!
Lazy Leo? Not quite.
That is the definition of working smarter, not harder.
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