Who is the best on the football world CR7 or Messi ?
Who is the best on the football world CR7 or Messi ?
Two of the most well-known football players of their generation have retrospectives on their careers on Al Jazeera. The fifth and perhaps last World Cup matches for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will take place in Qatar. Paris and Argentina.
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| Who is the best on the football world CR7 or Messi ? |
While Ronaldo, a 37-year-old player for Manchester United and Portugal, has yet to address his future as an international player, Saint-Germain player Messi, 35, declared in October that the 2022 World Cup will be his final tournament. Foreigners Ronaldo
Prior to Argentina's World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia, has played 191 international matches compared to Messi's 164. Whereas Messi, who left Barcelona for Paris last year, didn't play his first international match until two years later against Hungary, the former Real Madrid star's international career began in 2003. In terms of their scoring history,
Compared to his Argentine opponent, Ronaldo is far ahead. The Manchester United star has a record-high 117 goals.
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| Who is the best on the football world CR7 or Messi ? |
Messi has scored 90 goals overall. Both athletes compete in a key international regional matchup against RonaldoMessi winning the Copa America in 2021, and World cup 2022. The CR7 winning the European Championship in 2016. World Cup background Messi has participated in 19 matches at the most famous tournament in football, two more than his Portuguese rival. Once more, Ronaldo is the top goal scorer with seven goals, one more than Messi. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Messi was the only one of the two to advance to the final. Germany defeated the South American football juggernauts in extra time.
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| Who is the best on the football world CR7 or Messi ? |
1-0. Interclub rivalry Ronaldo and Messi are the top goal scorers in club football history with a combined total of 827 goals between them. Messi is second with 800 goals. Nonetheless, Messi has played 100 more games than the Portuguese, giving him a higher game per goal average. Yet, the 35-year-old Argentina has over 50% more assists than Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in that category



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