GOAT Contenders Ronaldo and Messi's World Cup Goal Scoring Prowess

Messi scored his first and latest World Cup goals 16 years and 184 days apart. The next biggest span in World Cup history belongs to Cristiano ... Both players have had a World Cup where they went off and scored four goals. The 2018 World Cup seriously boosted Ronaldo's goal stats with a ... Messi proved early in his career that Argentina had a gem in their hands. At only 19 years of age, he was part of the roster that took part in ... Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly thinking of joining PSG in 2018, as claimed by his former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra. After scoring at the 2022 tournament, Ronaldo became the first player to have ever scored at five different World Cups. Messi soon matched him ... Messi has a World Cup winner's medal and Ronaldo does not. Messi has eight Ballon d'Or trophies to Ronaldo's five. They are two of the most decorated players ever, having won 77 official trophies in total (Messi 44, Ronaldo 33) during their senior careers thus far, and have ... Goal Contributions · Goals. Messi 35 Goals. Ronaldo 23 Goals · Assists. Messi 15 Assists · Appearances. Messi 49 Appearances · Minutes Played. Messi 4,527 Minutes ... The dream year in Lionel Messi's career: winning the World Cup with Argentina. Seven goals - two in the final - three assists and a sublime ... The next biggest span in World Cup history belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo at 16 years and 160 days. Messi has played the most minutes in World Cup ...