FIFA WC Finals: The final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was played between France and Argentina. The match went to the penalty shootout and there Lionel Messi’s team won the World Cup once again after 36 years. Messi made two special records in this match. He first held the record for playing the most matches in the FIFA World Cup and equaled former Brazilian footballer Pele in scoring goals in the World Cup.
Played his 26th match in the World Cup
As soon as he came on the field in the final match played against France, the legendary Lionel Messi had made the record of playing the most matches in the World Cup. He played his 26th match in the world. In this case, he has left behind Germany’s former footballer Lothar Mattheus. Lothar Mattheus played a total of 25 matches in the FIFA World Cup. Messi has played a total of 5 World Cups in his career. At the same time, Lothar Mattheus has also played a total of five World Cups, but Messi has gone ahead of him in the number of matches. Messi played his first match of the World Cup in 2006.
In this list, Miroslav Klose is third with 24 matches, Paulo Maldini is fourth with 23 matches and Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo is at number five with 22 matches. Miroslav Klose and Paulo Maldini have played 4-4 World Cups in their career, while Ronaldo has participated in five World Cups.
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Number five in terms of most goals
Apart from the match, Messi has also come at number five in terms of scoring the most goals in the World Cup. He has scored 12 goals in the World Cup so far. In this matter, he has equaled former Brazilian footballer Pele. In this case, Germany’s Miroslav Klose is at number one with 16 goals. After this, Ronaldo Nazario of Brazil is at number two with 15 goals. Apart from this, Gerd Müller of West Germany is at number three with 14 goals and Just Fontaine of France is at number four with 13 goals.
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