Part of: World Cup: Player to score

Will Lionel Messi score a goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

This prediction market asks whether Lionel Messi will score at least one goal in any match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Goals in regular time, stoppage time, and extra time count, including penalty kicks during play, but own goals and penalty shootout goals do not. The market is scheduled to resolve on July 20, 2026, with $1,323 in smart money tracked and 1 smart money signal identified.

This market will resolve “Yes” if the listed player scores a goal during any match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Otherwise, the corresponding market will resolve to “No”. A goal scored during regular time, stoppage time, and extra time will be considered. No goal scored by way of own goal or penalty shootout will be considered. A goal scored by way of penalty kick during regular time, stoppage time, and extra time will count toward a “Yes” resolution. If the 2026 FIFA World Cup is cancelled, postponed after July 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET or it cannot be determined if the listed player scored a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “No”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from FIFA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

1 smart money signal detected, totaling $1,323.

Categories: FIFA World Cup, Goals, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccer, Sports, scoring

Notable Trades

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Profitable high-volume cross-market bettor bought Yes in a very quiet market, with the trade nearly 40x the market's 24h volume.

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$1,323 on Yes | Wallet win rate: 67%

Top Holders

  1. 0x09df...5ca9 No, $2,009 (60% win rate)
  2. 0x606d...1aaf Yes, $1,556 (67% win rate)
  3. 0xdd15...4a07 No, $1,048 (70% win rate)
  4. 0xee03...6edb Yes, $400
  5. 0x805a...0635 No, $369 (50% win rate)
  6. 0x38e5...95e7 No, $275 (79% win rate)
  7. 0xefde...783d No, $229 (51% win rate)
  8. 0x9cdd...3e97 Yes, $210 (90% win rate)
  9. 0xa0bc...d428 Yes, $200
  10. 0x555c...ee28 Yes, $200

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Will Lionel Messi score a goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

45dWorld Cup: Player to score$1,323 tracked1 signalFIFA World CupGoals2026 FIFA World CupSoccerSportsscoring
Yes
85¢
No
15¢

This market will resolve “Yes” if the listed player scores a goal during any match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Otherwise, the corresponding market will resolve to “No”. A goal scored during regular time, stoppage time, and extra time will be considered. No goal scored by way of own goal or penalty shootout will be considered. A goal scored by way of penalty kick during regular time, stoppage time, and extra time will count toward a “Yes” resolution. If the 2026 FIFA World Cup is cancelled, postponed after July 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET or it cannot be determined if the listed player scored a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “No”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from FIFA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Price History — “Yes
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Alert entriesHigh-conviction

Notable Trades

Will Lionel Messi score a goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

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$1,323 on Yes at 85¢

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