Feliz cumpleaรฑos nรบmero 39, mi รญdolo.
Watching you play still feels like the purest form of joy. I was fortunate enough to see you in person over six months ago, and to this day, the sight of you walking out in ๐๐๐๐ still feels surreal โ a memory i'll cherish forever. ๐ญโค๏ธ
thereโs that one tweet that said
โcanโt wait for the world cup to come so everybody can realize that messi is still better than everyoneโ
and walahi he wasnโt lying ๐๐๐
๐ฆ๐ท๐ Hablemos de las estadรญsticas de Lionel Messi en Mundiales:
โ 1ยบ con mรกs GOLES | 21
โ 1ยบ con mรกs ASISTENCIAS | 10
โ 1ยบ con mรกs G+A | 31
โ 1ยบ con mรกs Premios MVP | 15
โ 1ยบ con mรกs PARTIDOS | 32
โ 1ยบ con mรกs VICTORIAS | 22
โ 1ยบ con mรกs BALONES DE ORO | 2
โ 1ยบ con mรกs PARTIDOS CONSECUTIVOS CONVIRTIENDO | 9
โ รnico futbolista en ASISTIR en SEIS MUNDIALES.
โ รnico futbolista en CONVERTIR EN TODAS LAS FECHAS (de Fase de Grupos a la Final).
โ Fue Campeรณn y Subcampeรณn del Mundo.
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
This is how the top 2 goal scorers of this FIFA World Cup are receiving passes from their teammates.
Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe Pass Receiving Stats Comparison
@MrSnowflake09@adnaaan433@Siciliadefender Ironically, Messi's the one who receives the most passes at the world Cup, yet gets remarkably little quality service. ๐ญ๐ญ
Just look at kylian and the quality of chances he's fed in the final-third.
@MrSnowflake09@adnaaan433@Siciliadefender Argentina seriously lack wide outlets. Ever since di marรญa left, they've become far more restricted centrally. To the point where even the key passes Messi receives originate from central zones, often from deep midfield or around the halfway line.
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@MrSnowflake09 Against switz, he really scammed all the rating apps with his fugazi key passes that led to low xG shots and hopeful crosses. Even FotMob gave him an 8.9 ๐คฃ๐ญ
๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messiโs 2022 and 2026 World Cup campaigns look almost identical ๐ณ
๐ 2022 World Cup:
๐ 7 games
โฝ๏ธ 7 goals
๐ฏ 3 assists
๐ฎ 21 chances created
๐ณ 7 big chances created
๐จ 15 successful dribbles
๐ 2026 World Cup:
๐ 6 games
โฝ๏ธ 8 goals
๐ฏ 2 assists
๐ฎ 21 chances created
๐ณ 7 big chances created
๐จ 15 successful dribbles
Heโs 39 years old right now! ๐
Lionel Messi is the first player to create 20+ chances at the 2026 World Cup. ๐ช
The Argentine has now created the same amount of chances and big chances at both of the last two tournaments.ย
2022
โ 21 chances created
โ 7 big chances createdย
2026
โ 21 chances createdย
โ 7 big chances createdย
And he's been directly involved in 10 goals both times. โฝ๐ ฐ๏ธ
Called this sh!t back in Dec '25 when the draw dropped. Not too bad, i'd say ๐
4/4 semi-finalists predicted โ
2/4 exact quarter-final matchups โ
From here on, though, we're in uncharted territory. ๐ค๐คฏ
In the World Cup so far:
Most Chances Created
๐ฅ Messi โ 21
๐ฅ Trossard & Hakimi โ 17
๐ฅ Salah & Mbappรฉ โ 16
Most Big Chances Created
๐ฅ Messi โ 7
๐ฅ Olise โ 5
๐ฅ Dembรฉlรฉ โ 4
Most Expected Assists (xA)
๐ฅ Messi โ 3.35
๐ฅ Olise โ 2.39
๐ฅ Trossard โ 2.17