Six goals as captain is the World Cup record that Diego Maradona owns. Lionel Messi, who scored four times with the armband at Brazil 2014, requires one to go joint-second beside Gyorgi Sarosi, Uwe Seeler, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Lothar Matthaus – and two to equal the fellow Argentine No.10 he’s chasing.
Maradona’s record for the most World Cup appearances as captain (16) is also under threat from 39-year-old Mexico defender Rafa Marquez (14).