Lionel messi world cup

For players like Lionel Messi, there is no greater stage the World Cup. And at 35, in his fifth and final appearance in the men's In a stellar career, Messi has rewritten the record books for club and country. And he continued to do so in Qatar as he cemented his reputation as one of the greatest players ever to lace up a pair of boots. Read on to find out what he achieved at the FIFA World Cup 2022… • • • Lionel Messi stretches in training at the 2010 World Cup watched by head coach Diego Maradona (2010 Getty Images) What records has Messi broken at the FIFA World Cup 2022? Appearances Messi made his 22nd World Cup appearance for Argentina in their final group game against Poland, overtaking the late Diego Maradona's previous record for tournament appearances for his country Messi took his tally to 26 in the final, passing Lothar Matthaus for record appearances at the World Cup Finals. Goals With 10 goals across several World Cup tournaments, Gabriel Batistuta had led the way for Argentinian marksmen. But Messi's penalty in the semi-final against Croatia saw him overtake 'Batigol' with his 11th goal in his fifth World Cup. And his two goals in the final took him to 13 placing him joint-fourth on the all-time list. He had previously found the net against Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Australia and the Netherlands. Miroslav Klose holds the record of 16 World Cup goals. Assists On gameday two, Argentina faced a must-win encounter with Mexico having fallen to a shock defeat against S...

Lionel Messi enjoyed the crowning moment of his incomparable career as he helped Argentina win the World Cup courtesy of victory over France in the final. He then dispatched a shootout penalty to help claim a trophy that looked like it might continue to elude him when the French kept fighting back through Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe's incredible hat-trick of course ultimately denied Messi the Golden Boot, but he won't care a bit after finally getting his hands on the World Cup. MORE: • • • World Cup final result 1H 2H ET Final Argentina 2 0 1 3 France 0 2 1 3 *Argentina 4-2France on penalties Goals: ARG — Messi pen — 23rd min ARG — Di Maria — 36th min FRA — Mbappe pen — 80th min FRA — Mbappe— 81stmin ARG — Messi — 109th min FRA — Mbappe pen — 118thmin Confirmed lineups 1. Lloris (GK) — 5. Kounde, 4. Varane, 18. Upamecano, 22. T. Hernandez — 7. Griezmann, 8. Tchouameni, 14. Rabiot — 11. Dembele, 9. Giroud, 10. Mbappe MORE: Lionel Messi live updates, highlights from World Cup final 2022 120 mins after fulltime:What a shot! Iconic 🇦🇷 110 mins after fulltime:Lionel Messi has also confirmed that he has no plans to retire from Argentina duty following World Cup victory. He said:"What will happen after this? I was able to win the Copa America and the World Cup. But on the other hand, I love soccer, I enjoy being in the national team and I want to experience a few more games as world champion." 100 mins after fulltime:If you're wondering about the robe Messi was wearing to lift the cup,...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Argentina captain Lionel Messi marked his Here is a look at the talismanic forward's HOW HAS MESSI PERFORMED IN THE 2022 WORLD CUP? Messi, who eight years ago dragged Argentina to the World Cup final only to lose to Germany, has been in brilliant form with seven goals in the 2022 tournament -- one less than French striker Kylian Mbappe who won the Golden Boot award. The 35-year-old Argentine also tops the assists charts with three to sit alongside Harry Kane (England), Antoine Griezmann (France) and Bruno Fernandes (Portugal). HOW DOES MESSI COMPARE WITH OTHER KEY PLAYERS IN QATAR? Messi has had a significantly better tournament than his great rival and five-times Ballon D'Or winner A lot was expected of Messi's Paris St Germain team mate Mbappe, another of Messi's PSG colleagues, has also enjoyed a superb tournament in which he finished as leading goalscorer. The French player scored a hat-trick in the final, topping the list with eight goals. WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MESSI'S INTERNATIONAL CAREER? * International caps: 172 * International goals: 98 * World Cup appearances: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) * World Cup matches played: 26 (Player with most world cup appearances) * World Cup goals: 13 (record for Argentina) * World Cup finals: 2 (2014, 2022) * World Cup 2022 goals: 7 * World Cup 2022 assists: 3 (only player to register an assist in five World Cups) * World Cup 2022 Man of the Match awards: 5 (11 overall in World Cups, the highest) * Other...

WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking in a press conference ahead of Thursday's friendly clash against Australia, Scaloni told reporters: "His statements seem to me to be very prudent and he is not lying. The reality is that he's going to see what happens. We're going to follow his progress and I think it's the logical thing to do. The World Cup is so far away and he is very cautious. The important thing is that he feels good and that he wants to play. With the passage of time we will see how he is and if he feels up to it, which is the important thing because he will know how to play football today and in ten years' time." Asked specifically about Messi's potential playing time against the Socceroos, Scaloni replied: "In principle the whole game, but we'll see. He's always played with me." THE BIGGER PICTURE: Wednesday's announcement wasn't the only bombshell dropped by the 35-year-old in recent days. Aside from insisting that And Scaloni appeared glad that Messi would be turning out for IN THREE PHOTOS: Getty Images Getty Images Getty/GOAL WHAT NEXT? Scaloni's words suggest that Messi will feature from the start against Australia on Thursday, before Argentina's next friendly matchup against Indonesia on Monday. Editors' Picks • • • • •

More than anything though, it meant that in his final World Cup match, Messi finally got his hands on the iconic trophy, to put the final touch on a career résumé that was already enough to put him among the all-time greats and was missing just this one last thing. For a long, long time, it looked like it was going to be a much simpler coronation than this. Messi sent Argentina on its way with a successful penalty midway through the first half, before a superb team goal was finished off by