Messi's World Cup triumphs and disappointments against the Europeans 0:44
(CNN Spanish) --
Soccer star Lionel Messi is in great shape with the Argentina team.
And proof of this is his performance at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Argentine star has played in all five World Cup matches in Qatar and has scored 5 goals, including the one scored against Croatia in the semifinal, and made three assists.
Add 96 goals with the Argentina team.
In addition, he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the top Argentine scorer in World Cups, with 11 goals.
He is the active player with the most goals and assists (8) in World Cups.
He tied Diego Armando Maradona in assists as the players with the most assists in the World Cup.
Qatar 2022 has been Messi's World Cup.
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In the semifinal against Croatia, Messi broke a record (the Argentine scorer) and equaled two (the number of games played and the number of assists) in World Cups.
Of course: his leadership goes beyond numbers: he is a benchmark not only on the pitch, but for an entire era.
Data of Lionel Messi with Argentina
Debut with the senior team:
August 17, 2005, when Messi was 18 years old, according to the specialized Transfermarkt site.
Number of matches since then to date:
171
60 in World Cup qualifiers, 51 friendlies, 34 in Copa América, 25 in World Cups and one in the Conmebol-UEFA Champions Cup (Finalissima).
Goals:
with the five scored in the World Cup in Qatar, Messi reached 95 goals with Argentina.
Goals in World Cups:
11.
Assists in World Cups:
8.
Competitions in which he has scored:
Messi accumulates more goals in international friendlies, with a total of 44;
later, the Conmebol qualifiers follow, with 28 scores;
later, he has 13 goals in the Copa América;
and in World Cups he has 10 goals.
Titles:
World Cup with Argentina under 20 (2005), Olympic gold medal (2008), Copa América (2021) and the "Finalissima" (2022).
World Cup matches:
25. He has just tied Lothar Matthäus's record, also in five World Cups.
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