Lionel Messi truly unparalleled World Cup 2022. Not just carry Argentina champion, Messi also made one record after another.
Fighting World Finals 2022 against France, Messi became a star by scoring two goals in a 3-3 draw for 120 minutes of play.
Messi also scored in the penalty shoot-out as Argentina won 4-2 and was named player of the tournament.
Messi could finally win the first World Cup of his career and end Argentina’s 36-year drought at the tournament. Messi has also established himself as the greatest of all time aka GOAT.
Not enough to make it to the venue, Messi also set one record after another in the final match. Here is a list of records Lionel Messi mentioned on the official site FIFA:
– Messi is one of six players to have participated in five World Cups alongside Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano Ronaldo.
– Messi made a record 26 World Cup appearances in yesterday’s final, surpassing Lothar Matthaeus’ record
– Messi made 19 World Cup captaincy appearances, surpassing Rafael Marquez (17 times) and Diego Maradona (16 times).
– Messi also recorded the most minutes played at the World Cup, 2,314 minutes, surpassing Paolo Maldini’s record of 2,217 minutes.
– Messi is the only player to have attended five different World Cups. He beat Pelé, Grzegorz Lato, Diego Maradona and David Beckham, who all made assists in three different editions.
– Pelé and Messi share the record for assists in the knockout stage (6x).
– Messi is Argentina’s top scorer at the World Cup with 13 goals, after Gabriel Batistuta (10), Diego Maradona (8), Guillermo Stabile (8), Mario Kempes (6) and Gonzalo Higuain (5).
– Messi is the only player to score in a World Cup in his teens, 20s and 30s. Pele failed to make that record because there are four months left.
– Messi scored his first and last World Cup goal 16 years and 184 days apart. The furthest gap in the World Cup is Cristiano Ronaldo, or 16 years and 160 days.
– Since it was first introduced in 2002, the Man of The Match title has been won by Messi 11 times. Four times in Brazil 2014 is a record for an edition, with Wesley Sneijder at the 2010 World Cup.
– Mirosla Klose has won a record 17 World Cup victories. Messi 16 victories.
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