Collects records and collects individual results. Lionel Messi is making his personal statistics more and more unassailable. After the World Cup play-off match in Qatar against the Australian national team, the Argentine striker was recognized as the best player of the meeting. And this is his eighth such award at the world championships. By the way, Messi has surpassed his own success. No one in world championship history has received eight MVP statuettes, according to Squawka.
In the match against Australia, Messi scored a goal in the 35th minute. Thus, Leo has three goals and one assist in four matches at the 2022 World Cup.
In the quarter-finals of the Mundial, the Argentina national team will face the Netherlands on 9 December.