For a long time, and especially at the time of the 2022 World Cup, the debate has always revolved around the preference between Pelé, the extraordinary Brazilian player, and the legend of Argentine world football, Maradona.
However, since the appearance of the “goat” Messi, as his fans call him, the discussion has turned completely different, according to the website dem the athlete.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only two players who have been compared to the legendary players, but neither has ever performed at the highest level and made a huge difference in his team’s career, at least to date, for Messi.
And Ronaldo has just been eliminated by Morocco, in his latest attempt to win the cup, as the match ended with a Moroccan goal for nothing.
Messi had a similar record to Cristiano Ronaldo, in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
He didn’t score a goal until the 2022 tournament but is more important to his country’s record with two assists.
He assisted Carlos Tevez in his goal against Mexico during the round of 16, 3-1 victory in the 2010 World Cup.
At the same stage, Messi assisted Angel Di Maria in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Switzerland in 2014 edition. In 2018, he assisted Leo Mercado and Aguero in Argentina’s 4-3 loss against France.
But soon things began to change for Leo during his career at the World Cup in Qatar, which is what is considered his last dance.
The site claims that unlike in previous tournaments, Leo Messi seems more aware of his importance to Argentina.
Furthermore, Messi had that moment of brilliance in the form of the decisive pass that amazed fans all over the world, which came in the 69th minute in the form of a wonderful assist against the Dutch.
The site says Messi created a moment that both Maradona and Pele had in their best World Cup performance. Maradona’s goal against England in the 1986 tournament and Pelé’s unreal goal during the 1958 final against Sweden.
However, according to Marca, this performance will not end the debate over the best player in World Cup history, at least until Leo Messi wins the World Cup with Argentina next Sunday.
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