Bright The Seer Releases Prophecy on Messi at 2026 World Cup, Video Surfaces
- Bright the Seer predicted that football superstar Lionel Messi will score more goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 in a dramatic comeback during the Round of 16 at the Atlanta Stadium in the United States
- Messi, 39, set an unwanted record on Tuesday, July 7, by missing his fourth penalty at FIFA World Cups
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Atlanta, USA - Bright Ndibunwa, popularly known as Bright the Seer, has prophesied that Argentina captain Lionel Messi will score more goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Legit.ng reports that Messi's Argentina staged one of the tournament's most dramatic comebacks on Tuesday, July 7, defeating Egypt 3-2 to book a place in the quarter-finals.
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With his goal against the Pharaohs in Argentina's dramatic victory on Tuesday, July 7, Messi increased his tally to eight goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, moving into a closely contested race for the tournament's Golden Boot alongside Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
The 39-year-old Inter Miami forward has now scored 21 goals in FIFA World Cup history, achieved across six editions of the tournament: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026.
Seer predicts more Messi goals
Speaking in a video published on her social media account on Saturday, July 4, Bright the Seer, who is the founder of The Lord of Hosts Miracle Chapel, Lagos, Nigeria, said:
“The world’s favourite, Messi, will still garnish the World Cup with many more goals. More goals are coming from him.”
Watch Bright the Seer's video on Messi in the Facebook post below:
Argentina will face either Switzerland or Colombia in the quarter-finals, depending on the outcome of the two sides' Round of 16 clash on Tuesday night, July 7.
The quarter-final encounter is scheduled for Sunday, July 12.
Messi sets unwanted record
Meanwhile, Messi set an unwanted FIFA World Cup record despite inspiring his side's dramatic comeback victory over Egypt in the Round of 16 of the 2026 tournament.
Egypt stunned the defending champions at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium by racing into a 2-0 lead through goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico.
However, Argentina mounted a remarkable comeback as Cristian Romero pulled one back before Messi levelled the contest just four minutes later.
Enzo Fernandez then completed the turnaround in stoppage time, sealing a dramatic 3-2 victory for the South Americans.
Messi had the chance to put Argentina ahead early in the match after they were awarded a penalty. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner struck his effort low to the goalkeeper's left, but Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir guessed correctly and made a save.
Per The Independent, the miss added another disappointing chapter to Messi's World Cup penalty record.
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The Argentina captain has now failed to convert three of his last four penalties at the FIFA World Cup, with previous misses coming against Cape Verde and Austria before his latest effort against Egypt.
Overall, Messi has now missed four of his eight penalties at FIFA World Cups, excluding penalty shootouts, meaning he has converted only half of his attempts from the spot.
World Cup 2026: Senator threatens Mbappe
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Paraguayan senator published an explosive open letter as her war of words with Mbappe continues to escalate following France's World Cup victory over Paraguay in the Round of 16.
In a lengthy statement posted on her official Instagram account, the Paraguayan senator claimed she "loves" France before portraying herself as the victim in her dispute with Mbappe.
Source: Legit.ng
