The greatest of all time opened his final World Cup with a hat trick and took Argentina to the July 19 final, which they lost 1–0 to Spain. He is also the only soccer player with a $1.5 million card sale. His 2004-05 Megacracks rookie holds the record for any soccer card. Every key Messi card ranked by upside and how often it sells, priced on eBay asking prices (labeled as asks).
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Messi's market runs from the record-holding 2004-05 Panini Megacracks rookie down to some of the deepest, most liquid modern inventory in the hobby. Raw prices are ungraded; headline numbers are attributed sales. For the tournament angle, see our 2026 World Cup soccer card guide.
Messi owns the soccer record books on cardboard too. These are the results that anchor every attainable tier below them.
A raw card lives or dies on its corners and surface. Penny-sleeve it, top-load it, and put the keepers in a one-touch — pennies of protection on cards worth far more. Full breakdown below.