Nihal Pai

Analyst

[Jim 🇨🇵🇺🇸🇳🇱🇦🇷  @Jimjim3004]

Messi est il protéger ? 👀

[بو خلفان @aa241y]

قبل 4 سنوات ردة فعل رونالدو بعد احتساب الهدف لـ برونو فيرنانديز

مقطع يوضح لك سبب حب لاعبين الأرجنتين لـ ميسي
وسبب كره لاعبين البرتغال لـ رونالدو

[MC @CrewsMat10]

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.

[LEO MESSI FAN ZONE @LeoMessiFanZone]

🚨Leo Messi holds all of the major records in the FIFA World Cup history! 🏆🔥🤯

✅ 27 — Most matches played
✅ 17 — Most matches won
✅ 16 — Most goals scored
✅ 08 — Most assists provided
✅ 24 — Most goals contributions
✅ 16 — Most big chances created
✅ 77 — Most key passes produced
✅ 112 — Most successful dribbles
✅ 06 — Most goals from outside the box
✅ 12 — Most Man of the Match (MOTM)
✅ 02 — Most Golden Ball winner (MVP)

MESSI IS THE GOAT OF WORLD CUP! 🇦🇷🐐💫

[Messi Stats @MessiStatsCount]

Messi vs Ronaldo at the World Cup:

[LEO MESSI FAN ZONE @LeoMessiFanZone]

🚨NEW RECORD: Leo Messi has now the most goals contributions in the history of international football — surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo! 🔥🤯

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi for Argentina:
👕 200 matches
⚽️ 120 goals
🎁 61 assists

🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal:

👕 229 matches
⚽️ 143 goals
🎁 37 assists

Messi broke the previous record while playing 29 less matches than Ronaldo! Wow! 🐐🇦🇷💫

[Unknowngenius02 @unknowndiego02]

This is how Ronaldo won the ucl 2016

[Cowboy @CowboyRuud1021]

All these moments took place during the first round of the World Cup. 6 incidents, 0 red cards.

But note the enormous outrage over just one incident. Is there a smear campaign going on against Messi?

[Nihal Pai @nihal_pai]

@AshknKW @mvsrapp @Opta

[MessivsRonaldo.app @mvsrapp]

In a night full of records and achievements for Lionel Messi, here's another that slipped under the radar...

Messi's 3rd was his 8⃣0⃣0⃣th career non-penalty goal, becoming the first player in history to hit that milestone! 🏅✨

[FSM🃏 @Mounlexzyy]

🚨Top 10 players with most FIFA World Cup Man of the Match award of All-Time

[♡ @Bonmatimessi]

his teammates' reactions say it all

[Global Statistics @Globalstats11]

TOP 25 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME ⚽️

1. 🇦🇷 LIONEL MESSI
2. 🇦🇷 DIEGO MARADONA
3. 🇧🇷 PELE
4. 🇳🇱 JOHAN CRUYFF
5. 🇵🇹 CRISTIANO RONALDO
6. 🇪🇸 ALFREDO DI STEFANO
7. 🇩🇪 FRANZ BECKENBAUER
8. 🇫🇷 ZINEDINE ZIDANE
9. 🇭🇺 FERENC PUSKAS
10. 🇫🇷 MICHEL PLATINI
11. 🇵🇹 EUSEBIO
12. 🇧🇷 RONALDO
13. 🇩🇪 GERD MULLER
14. 🇧🇷 GARRINCHA
15. 🇬🇧 GEORGE BEST
16. 🇳🇱 MARCO VAN BASTEN
17. 🇮🇹 PAOLO MALDINI
18. 🇷🇺 LEV YASHIN
19. 🇮🇹 FRANCO BARESI
20. 🇬🇧 BOBBY CHARLTON
21. 🇪🇸 XAVI HERNANDEZ
22. 🇧🇷 RONALDIHHO
23. 🇫🇷 THIERRY HENRY
24. 🇧🇷 JAIRZINHO
25. 🇪🇸 ANDRES INIESTA

Source: Sport Bible via Athletic

[Unknowngenius02 @unknowndiego02]

"Messi should have red card" meanwhile Ronaldo at euro 2016:

[3FLnQe @3FLnQe_VIP]

ارسلوها لكل مستجحش كروياً كان يطالب بطرد ميسي وقال انهم جاملوه ، لماذا لم يتم طرد برناردو سيلفا هنا ؟!

[LEO MESSI FAN ZONE @LeoMessiFanZone]

✅ 4 similiar challenges
✅ 4 similar consequences
✅ All of these in the World Cup 2026

No one complains for the red card except Lionel Messi’s challenge vs Algeria today! 😳👀

➡️ If Messi scores penalty goal,
they complain
➡️ If Messi misses penalty kick,
they complain
➡️ If Messi scores hattrick,
they complain
➡️ If Messi wins trophy,
they complain

[MC @CrewsMat10]

This is Cinema!🥶

[🇦🇷🇧🇷 @edgeandgonee]

For anyone acting surprised, this is how he arrived at this World Cup.

[FIFA World Cup Stats @alimo_philip]

🏆 Lionel Messi’s Records at the FIFA World Cup.

🏅 Most World Cup Tournaments Played (6)
🏅 Most Games Played (26)
🏅 Most Games Started (24)
🏅 Most Games as Captain (19)
🏅 Most Games with a Goal (12)
🏅 Most Games with a Goal & an Assist (4)
🏅 Most Minutes Played (2314+)
🏅 Joint-Most Games Won (17)
🏅 Most Goal Involvements (24)
🏅 Joint-Most Goals Scored (16)
🏅 Most Goals by an Argentinian (16)
🏅 Most Assists (8)
🏅 Most Goals on Penalty (4)
🏅 Most Opening Goals in World Cups (8)
🏅 Most Goals to Put His Team Ahead (10)
🏅 Most Man of the Match Awards (11)
🏅 Most Dribbles Attempted (188+)
🏅 Most Successful Dribbles (112+)
🏅 Most Shots Attempted (108+)
🏅 Most Shots on Target (49+)
🏅 Most Chances Created (75+)
🏅 Most Big Chances Created (16+)
🏅 Most Key Passes (75+)
🏅 Most Accurate Passes in Opponent’s Half (824+)
🏅 Second-Most Goals From Outside the Box (4)
🏅 Second-Most Touches (1931+)
🏅 Second-Most Duels Won (222+)

🏅Most goals for Argentina at the FIFA World Cup (16)
🏅Joint all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup history (16)
🏅Most assists for Argentina at the FIFA World Cup (8, tied with Maradona)
🏅Only player to score at the World Cup in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s.
🏅Only player to assist in 5 different FIFA World Cups.
🏅Only player to score & assist in 4 different FIFA World Cup matches.
🏅First player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball twice (2014 & 2022).
🏅First player to score in all 5 rounds of a single FIFA World Cup.
🏅First Argentine to score in 5 & 6 different World Cup matches in a single tournament.
🏅First Argentine to score in 3 & 4 different knockout matches in a single World Cup.
🏅Youngest and oldest player to record a goal and assist in a FIFA World Cup match.
🏅Youngest player to play for Argentina at a FIFA World Cup.
🏅Youngest player to score for Argentina at a FIFA World Cup.
🏅Youngest player to captain Argentina at a FIFA World Cup.
🏅Oldest player to score a FIFA World Cup hat-trick.
🏅Oldest player to score 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 World Cup goals.
🏅Oldest player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball.
🏅Biggest gap between first and latest FIFA World Cup goal: 20 years.

🐐 GOAT-GREATEST OF ALL TIME

[433 @433]

Messi against Algeria:

▪️ Became the World Cup top scorer
▪️ Surpassed R9, Gerd Müller, Pelé and Mbappé in World Cup goals
▪️ Became Argentina's oldest World Cup scorer
▪️ Became the oldest player to score a brace at the World Cup
▪️ Became the oldest player to score a hat-trick at the World Cup
▪️ Became the player with the most goal contributions at the World Cup (24)
▪️ Equalled the record for most goals scored from outside the box at the World Cup (5)
▪️ Became the player with goals in the most different World Cup games (12)
▪️ Equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's record of scoring at 5 different World Cups
▪️ Became the first Argentine to score in 5 different World Cups
▪️ Became the 4th Argentine with a World Cup hat-trick
▪️ Scored his 10th World Cup goal since turning 35
▪️ Has now scored against the most different countries at the World Cup (11)
▪️ Became the third player ever to reach 200 appearances for his country
▪️ Became the first player ever to play in six World Cups

A few records more in the history books 😅