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Five tournaments each. One has the trophy. The other has the hat-trick. The full case, side by side.
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Champion · Qatar 2022
Lionel Messi
13
WC Goals
8
Assists
1
Titles
Carried Argentina to a final in 2014 and a title in 2022, scoring in every knockout round of his last campaign. Two Golden Balls. The complete tournament arc.
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Hat-trick hero · Russia 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo
8
WC Goals
2
Assists
0
Titles
Five appearances, no final. Iconic hat-trick against Spain in 2018 and the only player ever to score at five different World Cups. The trophy still missing.
Tournament by tournament
Five World Cups. Twenty years.
Messi
Result
Year
Ronaldo / Result
1 G·1 A
Quarter-finals
2006
M 18 · R 21
1 G·3 A
4th place
4th place
0 G·1 A
Quarter-finals
2010
M 22 · R 25
1 G·0 A
Round of 16
Round of 16
4 G·1 A
Runners-up
2014
M 26 · R 29
1 G·0 A
Group stage
Group stage
1 G·2 A
Round of 16
2018
M 30 · R 33
4 G·0 A
Round of 16
Round of 16
7 G·3 A
Champions
2022
M 35 · R 37
1 G·0 A
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
13 G·8 A
Career total
Lifetime
8 G·2 A
Career total
Defining moments
The nights that wrote the legend.
18 Dec 2022 · Lusail
The night football came home.
Two goals in the final, a winning penalty in the shootout. Argentina lift the World Cup for the third time. The career-defining trophy, finally claimed.
15 Jun 2018 · Sochi
A hat-trick against Spain.
30 minutes. Three goals. A free-kick into the top corner with the score level at 3-3. The defining individual World Cup performance of his career.