Messi has won one FIFA World Cup title, with Argentina in 2022.
Argentina won the tournament in Qatar on 18 December 2022, defeating France in one of the most dramatic finals in World Cup history. The match ended 3–3 after extra time, with Messi scoring twice for Argentina. Argentina then won the penalty shootout 4–2, earning the country’s third World Cup championship.
The victory completed the major international achievement that had eluded Messi earlier in his career. He had played at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups, reaching the 2014 final with Argentina but losing to Germany after extra time. In Qatar, he captained the team throughout the campaign and was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player.
The answer is one, not three: Argentina’s three World Cup titles belong to the nation, while Messi personally has one winner’s medal. Argentina’s earlier championships came in 1978 and 1986, decades before Messi’s triumph.