After the Argentine National Team knock Croatia out of the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup 2022, Lionel Messi he reached two new records: he played his 25th game in the highest competition and equaled the mark of the German Lothar Matthaus, while with his goal he reached 11 goals and is the Argentina’s only top scorer in World Cupsabove Batistuta.
In addition, he is the player with the most G+A (goals plus assists) in World Cups, with 11 goals and nine assists. Also, he is the only player who record at least one assist in five World Cups.
Meanwhile, it is the footballer who most times he received the Man of the Match awardawarded since 2002. He obtained it nine times.
He is also the player who played the most games in World Cups as Captain, with 19. He is followed by Rafael Marquezwith 18, and Diego Maradonacon 16.