The World Cup in Qatar is probably the last time we will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi in their national teams.
But the eternal discussion will always be between the fans, who is the greatest of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
It is interesting that FIFA indirectly got involved in this controversy on the official Twitter account, where it published a mutual statistic.
The Argentinian played his 1000th anniversary match against Australia on Saturday, so his performance and that of Cristiano Ronaldo were announced.
Based on these statistics, it can be said that Messi is still far better than the Portuguese in all segments, according to the number of goals, assists and trophies won.
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo after 1000 games;
⚽️ 725 goals
🎯 216 assists
🏆 31 trophies🇦🇷 Lionel Messi after 1000 games;
⚽️ 789-goals
🎯 348-assists
🏆 41-trophies🔝#FIFAWorldCup Stats #Messi𓃵|#CR7𓃵|#ARG|#ARGAUS pic.twitter.com/cqIOQi6TFc
— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) December 3, 2022