Tiktukno: summary of the day's events in sports, 15.11 (Sport1)
As in most previous tournaments, in Qatar, quite a few of the eyes of world football fans will be directed towards Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, in what will most likely be their last World Cup.
The first hopes to march Argentina to the end, the second caused a storm in Manchester United, and both will try to engrave their names in the history books of world football, and establish their status in the ranking of the greatest of all time.
Both Messi and Ronaldo can break several records in Qatar.
Here are some of them.
Lionel Messi
The most games in the World Cup.
Faroush currently has 19 appearances in four tournaments - one less than Javier Mascherano, the record for appearances in Argentina, and six less than Luther Matheus, the all-time leading scorer.
If he reaches the final, Messi will break this record.
Most wins in the World Cup.
The current record belongs to the German Miroslav Klose - 17. Farush has 12. Even in this case, the record will be broken if he reaches the final.
The first player to cook in five World Cups.
Already, Messi is the only player in history to score in four World Cups.
The king of assists of the World Cup.
Right now, the flea has five.
If he cooks three times, he will equal the record of Alilo Diego Maradona.
Four assists would tie him for the all-time record.
Most games as captain.
Messi currently has 12. The all-time record belongs to Rafa Marquez, with 17. Argentina's record is Maradona, with 16.
The most years between the first goal in the World Cup, and the last goal.
He already holds the record (12 years), together with several other players.
The flea's first goal in the World Cup was on June 16, 2006, against Serbia.
No one has scored 16 years after their first World Cup goal.
The first Argentine to score in four different World Cups.
He, Maradona and Gabriel Batistuta did it in three different World Cups.
Argentina's top scorer in the World Cup.
He currently has six, two less than Maradona and four less than Batistuta.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
The first player to score in five different World Cups.
Currently, he is one of four players who have scored in four different World Cups - also Pele, Miroslav Klose and Eva Zeller.
The oldest player to score a hat-trick.
This record already belongs to him - he did it in the previous World Cup, at the age of 33 years and 130 days - now he will be able to improve it.
Portugal's top scorer in the World Cup.
He currently has seven - two fewer than the legendary Eusebio.
Most games as captain.
Cristiano Ronaldo currently has 11 - one less than Messi.
The all-time record belongs to Rafa Marks, as mentioned, with 17.
The most years between the first goal in the World Cup, and the last goal.
Another record on which Ronaldo and Messi compete.
As mentioned, four other players did it 12 years apart.
And if you really want to get smaller, then Portugal will play two days after Argentina throughout the group stage, so if CR7 wins, the record will belong exclusively to him.
Messi vs. Ronaldo in the World Cup
Games:
Messi 19, Ronaldo 17
Minutes:
Messi 1,524, Ronaldo 1,474
Goals:
Messi 6, Ronaldo 7
Assists:
Messi 5, Ronaldo 2
Kicks on goal:
Messi 72, Ronaldo 91
Kicks on frame:
Messi 28, Ronaldo 33
Crosses:
Messi 3, Ronaldo 4
Chances created:
Messi 54, Ronaldo 22
Fouls committed on him:
Messi 53, Ronaldo 54
Messi vs Ronaldo in the knockout stages of the World Cup
Matches:
Messi 8, Ronaldo 6
Minutes:
Messi 756, Ronaldo 514
Goals:
Messi 0, Ronaldo 0
kicks On
goal:
Messi 23, Ronaldo 25
Kicks on frame:
Messi 8, Ronaldo 8
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