Beyond achieving his much-awaited World Cup, Leo Messi has some curious notes at hand. During this World Cup he has overcome some of the important things, such as defeat batistuta as the top scorer in Argentina’s history, but the number 10 always has small challenges that make him improve every day.
To begin with, Leo Messi, who is playing his fifth World Cup in Qatar, defeated Lothar Matthäus in the final as a footballer with match record in a World Cup (26).
At 35 years old, Messi arrived in Qatar outside the top 10 games played, after having played 19 games previously. He equaled and surpassed Argentina’s record, which included Diego Maradona with 21 games, and has now surpassed Matthaus.
In this edition of the World Cup, Messi also surpassed Rafa Márquez to become the player with more World Cup matches as captain (17). Messi is one of eight footballers to have participated in five World Cups.
In this record, Messi leads a list full of legends. Leo Messi (26), Lothar Matthaus (25), Miroslav Klose (24), Paolo Maldini (23), Cristiano Ronaldo (22), Diego Maradona (21), Uwe Seeler (21), Władyslaw Zmuda (21), Cafú ( 20), Philipp Lahm (20), Grzegorz Lato (20), Javier Mascherano (20) and Bastián Schweinsteiger (20).
Source: La Verdad
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