The last time Cristiano Ronaldo scored a non-penalty goal at the World Cup, Lionel Messi had only 5 Ballon d’Ors and no international trophies.
Lionel Messi now has 8 Ballon d’Ors and 4 international trophies, including a World Cup.
All of those nations missed out entirely on sporting merit after being given TWO chances to qualify
Italy: got slapped around by Norway (showing much less resistance than Iraq) in the group, and then failed to beat Bosnia
I thought Messi v Ronaldo was going to be like one of those LeBron v Jordan or Aaron v Mays debates where it’s this indeterminable and ultimately subjective thing but this shit is so clear cut lmao you guys way oversold this.