Lionel Messi Goalscorer Payout Odds - Argentina vs. Egypt - World Cup 2026

Argentina's Lionel Messi is, of course, the favorite to score the first goal in Tuesday's match between Argentina and Egypt. He pays out US$210 for every US$100 bet to score the first goal and is priced pretty decently at -145 to score an anytime goal. 

Messi has mostly been unstoppable, scoring 7 goals through Argentina's first four matches, putting him tied for the Golden Boot lead entering the Round of 16 against Egypt.

He has scored in seven consecutive World Cup matches, an extraordinary streak dating back to the 2022 tournament.

But it hasn't necessarily been easy this tournament.  

Argentina was nearly knocked out of the tournament by massive underdogs Cape Verde last week. 

Speaking to reporters after Argentina needed extra time to beat Cape Verde 3-2, Messi said, "Today, we put in a huge effort, as always, playing well and playing badly, just like we always say. But I think the important thing now is to rest, think about what's coming next and try to take positives from today's game. Beyond just qualifying, I think there are positives because we did some good things, and we also need to correct the bad ones, which I think were many today as well."

First Goalscorer

Lionel Messi
+210
Julian Alvarez
+350
Lautaro Martinez
+350
Thiago Almada
+850
Enzo Fernandez
+850
No Goalscorer
+1200
Leandro Paredes
+1200
Alexis Mac Allister
+1300
Mohamed Salah
+1300
Rodrigo De Paul
+1700
Omar Marmoush
+1700
Mostafa Zico
+2000
Nicolas Tagliafico
+2000
Cristian Romero
+2200
Nahuel Molina
+2500
Lisandro Martinez
+2700
Emam Ashour
+3000
Facundo Medina
+3300
Mohamed Hany
+5000
Ramy Rabia
+6000
Karim Hafez
+8000
Mohanad Lasheen
+10000
Yasser Ibrahim
+10000
Marwan Attia
+10000

Anytime Goalscorer

Lionel Messi
-145
Julian Alvarez
+120
Lautaro Martinez
+120
Thiago Almada
+300
Enzo Fernandez
+330
Leandro Paredes
+430
Mohamed Salah
+450
Alexis Mac Allister
+470
Omar Marmoush
+550
Rodrigo De Paul
+600
Mostafa Zico
+700
Nicolas Tagliafico
+750
Cristian Romero
+800
Nahuel Molina
+950
Emam Ashour
+1000
Lisandro Martinez
+1100
Facundo Medina
+1300
Mohamed Hany
+1900
Ramy Rabia
+2200
Karim Hafez
+3000
Mohanad Lasheen
+3500
Marwan Attia
+3500
Yasser Ibrahim
+3500

• Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com