The stratospheric numbers of the 18-year professional career indicate that in that number of matches, Messi scored 788 goals and provided 348 assists.
In his fifth World Cupthe 35-year-old from Rosario became the Argentine with the most games played (22) and surpassed Diego Armando Maradona’s mark.
Messi reached another milestone for the World Champion legend in Mexico 1986 since he completed his 16th game as captain of Argentina in World Cups.
The greatest Argentine idols were at the top of the select group made up of the Mexican Rafael Márquez (15), the Italian Dino Zoff (14) and the Italian Paolo Maldini and the German Philipp Lahm, both with 13.
Messi is also ahead of Gabriel Omar Batistuta’s goal record, who scored 10 in three editions.
The Paris Saint Germain striker has eight goals (two in Qatar 2022) and was about to stay one if he scored the penalty against Poland.
Messi could get a new personal best from Batistuta since six years ago, during the Copa América, he reached 55 and surpassed the 54 nets that the native of Reconquista broke.
Currently, the 10th of the National Team has 93 cries with the “Albiceleste” in 168 games.
As for the background in round of 16Messi was only left out in this instance in Russia 2018 after the defeat against France. In Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010 he was fired in the quarterfinals and in Brazil 2014 he reached the final.
Source: Ambito
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