Captain Lionel

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Three wins from three 👊

#FIFAWorldCup

[ESPN UK @ESPNUK]

Harry Kane has passed Cristiano Ronaldo's best ever goalscoring season 😳

[WhoScored @WhoScored]

Lionel Messi is the biggest xG overperformer (+3.63) at the World Cup so far, scoring 6 goals from just 2.37 expected goals. 🇦🇷 📈

[Jago @HEISJAGO]

In 2022, he could have faced Brazil in the semi-final but Brazil lost to Croatia.

In 2010, he could have faced England in the quarter-finals but England lost to Germany.

In 2014, he could have faced Portugal in the Round of 16 but Portugal got knocked out in the group stage.

Italy didn’t even make it out of the group stage the last time they were in the World Cup

Meanwhile, Messi advanced to the next round in all of these stages while the people he was supposed to play against didn’t

So how was any of this Messi’s fault?

[Leo Tornarolli @ltornarolli]

El tema es así: Portugal fue perjudicado porque en su grupo estaba el poderoso Colombia, mientras que Argentina fue beneficiado porque en cuartos debería enfrentarse al débil Colombia.

[NinoBrown US @NinoBrown_X]

Messi played against the Netherlands 🇳🇱, Croatia 🇭🇷, and France 🇫🇷 in 2022 and still won the World Cup. Now it’s Ronaldo’s turn to face them, and his fans are already crying. Keep crying your hearts out 😂😂.

[goncho @gonchobanzas]

Roba unos cm el 7

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

We have 39-year-old Leo Messi outscoring arguably four of the best players in the world at the biggest tournament in the world.

Make it make sense 😂

[ChocoTribe 🇦🇷 @Debbybruno3]

“Let appreciate both Messi and Ronaldo”

Me:

[river plate @velez1910_]

Messi y el misterio de a cuántos goles está de ser el máximo goleador de tiros libres

[LERRY @_AsiwajuLerry]

Another GIF that will go far as a meme 😂😂

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

Only 3 teams finished the group stages with 9/9 points:

•Argentina
•France
•Mexico

[We$t @flygodT]

Idk what the French had him on but he was always shooting with so much anger

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

Why do 4 of the biggest players in Europe have to chase a 39 year old Lionel Messi

This guy won’t rest damn

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

The adidas Golden Boot race is heating up ♨️

#FIFAWorldCup

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Lionel Messi is the first player to score in SEVEN consecutive World Cup matches, a run that goes back to Argentina’s Round of 16 game against Australia in 2022.

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

Somebody put the Ronaldo free kick and the Messi free kick together. I’m CRYING 😭😭 https://t.co/dyrNiSyVEx

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

Messi is the FIRST player to score in 7 consecutive World Cup matches.

Turns World Cup to MLS 🔥

[Marvin the Paranoid Android @Boboye_Ak]

We’re about to see “Let’s appreciate them both” tweets for the next 5 days