​No matter how it ends against Lamine Yamal and Spain in Sunday’s World Cup Final, it’s already been an incredible last hurrah for the legendary Lionel Messi with reigning champion Argentina.In his final-ever international tournament for his home country, the 39-year-old has been positively brilliant. In fact, even though an older Messi has certainly lost a step, he’s still arguably enjoying the best overall World Cup performance of his career. He’s adjusted his game without missing a beat. At the risk of saying the obvious, Argentina would not be on the brink of finishing the first men’s World Cup repeat in over six decades if it didn’t have Messi’s magic buoying it in seemingly every pivotal moment. Not even close.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd in the most fitting Messi development you could imagine, he very well might finish his last World Cup by winning every major trophy while leading in every major statistic and finishing with every overall major record.Because of course he might. C’mon now. This is Lionel Messi we’re talking about.With just the World Cup Final left to play out, Messi leads the entire tournament in (takes deep breath): Goals, assists, shots, shots on target, chances created, dribbles, accurate crosses, ground duels won, touches in the opposition box, and corners won. He’s won five separate Man of the Match honors so far, which leads the tournament, too.Once again, the man is 39 years old, dearest readers. He is going to start his fifth decade of life next summer. This is absurd!Of course, amid all of the individual statistical dominance, Messi is now in a position to take home the World Cup trophy, the Golden Ball (awarded to the best player at a World Cup), and the Golden Boot (awarded to the player with the most goals at a World Cup). For posterity, only three previous players have ever won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the same World Cup. Messi could be the fourth. On top of that, Messi was already the only player to ever win a Golden Ball twice (2014, 2022). Now, he could be the first to three.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn a word: Phew. And, if none of the above was somehow enough to impress you, Messi already holds the all-time World Cup record for most goals, assists, successful dribbles, and goal contributions. He is, for all intents and purposes, one of one across the board.Sunday is the grand finale in the World Cup career of the greatest soccer player of all time. If it’s anything like his entire World Cup track record, both in this tournament and overall, rest assured that he’s probably saving his best for last.This article originally appeared on For The Win: Lionel Messi is on pace to lead every major World Cup statistic in his last tournament