Goal-Scoring Dominators Ronaldo and Messi's World Cup Scoring Records

10 games ; 3 goals ; 6 assists. It's no wonder then that both became the top two scorers in UEFA Champions League history before the age of 30: Messi with 75 goals, Ronaldo ... Lionel Messi has scored 13 goals in 26 matches at the FIFA World Cup, spanning five editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for a record 4 times (2010–12, 2015) and Ronaldo won the award in 2013 and 2014. Messi was runner up in the years Ronaldo ... Messi has a World Cup winner's medal and Ronaldo does not. Messi has eight Ballon d'Or trophies to Ronaldo's five. Ronaldo has scored more goals (seven to six), but overall, Messi's goal contributions exceed his Portuguese counterpart's (11 to nine). When Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi took to the stage of the 2006 World Cup aged 21 and 18 years old respectively, the world could never ... Goal Contributions · Goals. Messi 23 Goals. Ronaldo 36 Goals · Assists. Messi 13 Assists · Appearances. Messi 25 Appearances · Minutes Played. Messi 1,986 Minutes ... The Real Madrid and Portugal forward had an incredible start to the 2018 World Cup, scoring a hat-trick in his country's opening match ... A veteran Messi inspired his team to glory, his tally of seven goals bringing him level with Pelé in the World Cup's all-time top scorers.