For a long time, and especially in the days of the 2022 World Cup, the debate has always revolved around the preference between Pele, the amazing Brazilian player, and the Argentine world soccer legend, Maradona.
However, since the appearance of the “goat” Messi, as his fans call him, the discussion has become completely different, according to the website dem the athlete.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only two players who have been compared to the legendary players, but neither of them has ever performed at the highest level and made such a huge difference in the career of his team, at least until today, for Messi.
And Ronaldo was just eliminated by Morocco, in his last attempt to win the cup, as the match ended with a Moroccan goal for nothing.
Messi had a similar record when compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
He did not score any goals until the 2022 tournament, but he is more important to his country’s results with two assists.
He assisted Carlos Tevez on his goal against Mexico during the Round of 16, 3-1 victory in the 2010 World Cup.
At the same stage, Messi assisted Angel Di Maria in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the 2014 edition. In 2018, he assisted Leo Mercado and Aguero in Argentina’s 4-3 defeat against France.
But things soon began to change for Leo during his career in the World Cup in Qatar, or what is considered his last dance.
The site says that unlike previous tournaments, Leo Messi seems more aware of his importance to Argentina.
In addition, Messi had that moment of genius in the form of the decisive pass that made the fans around the world amazed, which came in the 69th minute in the form of a wonderful assist against the Dutch.
The site says that Messi created a moment that both Maradona and Pele had in their best performance in the World Cup. Maradona’s goal against England in the 1986 tournament, and Pele’s unreal goal during the 1958 final against Sweden.
However, according to Marca, this performance will not end the debate about the best player in history in the World Cup, at least not until Leo Messi wins the World Cup for Argentina, next Sunday.
