Messi has scored 21 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the all - time top scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL, along with his Barcelona teammate Luis Suárez. He has scored eight goals in Copa América, leading his team to the final of the tournament in 2007, 2015, and 2016, each time finishing as a runner - up. At the 2015 tournament, he allegedly rejected the Best Player award and the trophy was omitted from the ceremony. He has scored six times in the FIFA World Cup tournaments, once in 2006, four times in 2014, when he guided his team to the final and was awarded the Golden Ball, and once in the 2018 World Cup finals. The remainder of Messi 's goals, 30, have come in friendlies.
how many goals had messi scored in world cup
six