New Delhi: Who is the greatest footballer of this century? Lionel Messi has put a brake on this debate. By winning the World Cup to Argentina, he has put an end to the daily debate on GOAT and comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo in one fell swoop. Argentina defeated 2-time champions France to win the FIFA World Cup trophy. This is Argentina’s third FIFA World Cup trophy. He had earlier captured this title in 1986. Then the hero of Argentina was Diego Maradona. This time Lionel Messi proved to be the superhero of Argentina.
The final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was played on Sunday, 18 December in Qatar. In this, two-time champion France faced Argentina. France won the title in 2018 as well. In this way, he had a chance to win the title twice in a row. However, Argentina led by Lionel Messi broke this dream of France. With this victory, where Argentina’s long wait to win the World Cup trophy ended. At the same time, the debate also ended as to who is the greatest footballer of this century.
By the way, many veterans, including Gary Lineker of England, Argentina’s staunch opponent, had accepted the debate on GOAT to be over on the same day Lionel Messi’s team reached the final. Who is the best footballer in the world? Ending this debate, Gary Lineker tweeted, ‘Is there still any debate left? Still, someone has to ask about GOAT.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the football world since the early 2000s. There has been a rivalry between these two not only on the field but also outside. Messi and Ronaldo’s fans have been calling their favorite player the Great of All Time ie GOAT. In terms of money and fame, both are around. But by winning the World Cup, Messi has left Ronaldo far behind in terms of achievements.
The Argentine team reached the final of the FIFA World Cup twice under the leadership of Lionel Messi. Once he won the title he had to be content with being the runner-up. While Ronaldo could not reach his national team Portugal even once in the World Cup final. Yes, he has made his team the Euro champion.
Lionel Messi has scored a total of 13 goals in the FIFA World Cup. He is jointly at number four in terms of scoring the most goals. Miroslav Klose holds the world record for most goals (16). Ronaldo scored a total of 8 goals in the FIFA World Cup. He is jointly at number 17 in terms of scoring the most goals.
The Argentine team reached the final of the FIFA World Cup twice under the leadership of Lionel Messi. Once he won the title he had to be content with being the runner-up. While Ronaldo could not reach his national team Portugal even once in the World Cup final. Yes, he has made his team the Euro champion.
Talking about the awards, Lionel Messi has not only won the Golden Boot title in the FIFA World Cup. Rather, 7 Ballon d’Or Awards are also in his name, which is a world record. Ronaldo has won 5 Ballon d’Or awards. Similarly, while Messi has won 6 European Golden Shoe Awards, Ronaldo has been able to win this award only 4 times.
