Ronaldo is about to face Spain for the 4th time in 6 World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026
He has also faced Brazil in 2010, Germany in 2014, and England in 2006.
Meanwhile Messi has played 6 World Cups and still hasn’t faced Spain, England, Brazil, or Italy once.
But we’re supposed to pretend the paths are the same?
Led a nation with less than 4 million people to back to back World Cup podium finishes. Ended the Ballon d'Or duopoly of Messi and Ronaldo. While players of his age were retiring at 34 he dedarse won 2 UCL and played in two WC after that. LEGENDARY !!!!🙌🏼
Farewell Modric 🤍💫
That’s exactly the point of this midfield. You’re judging the midfield by big names instead of profiles.
France don’t need three playmakers. They already have Mbappe, Dembele, Barcola and Olise providing the creativity. What they need behind them is balance.
Tchouameni wins the ball, protects the defence and controls transitions. Rabiot covers huge spaces, carries the ball forward, presses, and links midfield to. It’s the same thing you will get with Kante, Kone or Emery. Olise then becomes the creative hub between midfield and the front three.
Every role complements the next. If you fill the midfield with attacking midfielders, who’s protecting the back line? Who’s winning second balls? Who’s covering for Mbappe when he stays high?
Football isn’t about cramming the most talented players into one XI. It’s about building a team where every profile fits together. That’s exactly why France attack look so dominant, the midfield gives them balance.
One thing about this Messi debate is that you rarely see Ronaldo fans obsessing over Messi like this.
If Ronaldo scores, it’s CR7 everywhere. If Messi scores, it’s immediately, Can Ronaldo do this? or “The debate is over,” and all sorts of Comparisons.
At this point, it’s not a Ronaldo vs. Messi debate. We’re now doing Ronaldo lovers vs. Ronaldo haters.
Nadie más va marcar 1000 goles en la historia
Nadie más va marcar gol 6 mundiales seguidos
Nadie más va ser máximo goleador y asistente histórico de la Champions
Nadie más va ganar 3 Champions seguidas siendo máximo goleador en todas
Estos récords nunca van a caer.
Messi has NEVER scored against in a competitive match:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇪🇸 Spain
🏴 England
🇮🇹 Italy
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇳🇴 Norway
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇯🇵 Japan
The debate has ended for real. Ronaldo is my goat. Messi is your goat.
Make everybody keep in opinion. You can’t change my mind and I can’t change yours. 🙏🏽
The day it dawned on me that he is a FIFA body whose everyone must follow his every move.
Pep Guardiola who was a City coach subbed Haaland off so he couldn't break Messi's record. He was even boasting after doing that. Imagine choosing another player over your own.
That's not the end, after Haaland helped City to secured a treble which includes their first ever UCL trophy.
With this feat and knowing how football works, Haaland Ballon d'Or was supposed to be a wrap but the unexpected happened.
The Man City team including including the coach sidelined Haaland and threw their weight behind Messi which hevlater won.
Would anyone do this for Ronaldo? Never. I'm so glad that everything my GOAT achieved, he worked so hard for it.
You be Messi fan
I be Ronaldo fan
You defend your player
I defend mine
Somehow, you are mad that I’m defending my Goat. Is your brain full of crude oil?
There will always be players with more World Cup trophies than Messi. But no one who has ever kicked the round leather has reached 1,000 official goals. That is the difference.
@CFC_OBED PSG started it with the acquisition of Neymar and Mbappe.
Barcelona and Bartomeau then took it a step further with Griezmann, Dembele and Coutinho.
Football has not been the same Since this set of transactions.