DALLAS, June 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Lionel Messi became the first ⁠player to score in seven consecutive World ‌Cup matches when he netted for Argentina against Jordan in Dallas on Saturday, moving past Just ​Fontaine and Jairzinho.

Substitute Messi ⁠curled in a ⁠free kick from 25 metres in the 80th ⁠minute ‌to make the score 3-1.

Messi’s hot streak started in Argentina’s ⁠2-1 victory over Australia at the ​2022 World ‌Cup in Qatar. He also netted ⁠against the ​Netherlands and Croatia, before scoring twice in an epic final with France that ended ⁠with him lifting the ​trophy.

He continued that scoring run at the 2026 finals having netted a hat-trick against Algeria ⁠and another two versus Austria in Argentina's second game, with his strike against Jordan taking his tally of World ​Cup goals to a ⁠record-extending 19.

Fontaine scored in six consecutive matches ​for France in 1958, ‌and Jairzinho did likewise for ​Brazil in 1970.

(Reporting by Nick Said in HoustonEditing by Toby Davis)