Messi's performance at the World Cup was fantastic! In the evening, he was ahead of Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo, Muller, Mbappe and others, and also caught up with Mateus
In the 2022 World Cup semi-final against Croatia, Messi scored from a penalty and provided an assist, equalling the record for the most appearances in World Cup history and setting a number of good results. We solved the main problem!
• Messi is likely to set a World Cup appearance record – he has now equalled Lothar Mateus' record (25). And bypass Miroslav Klose!
• Messi was the first player to score + pass in three matches in the same World Cup (statistics available since 1966).
• Messi is now the first player in World Cup history to score 11 goals and nine assists. Before Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo and Gerd Müller.
• Messi became the sixth player to score in the World Cup round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals – Salvatore Squillaci (1990), Roberto Baggio, Hristo Stoichkov (both 1994), Davor Šuker (1998) since 1986 and Weissleskin (2010).
• Messi is the oldest player in history (35) to score five goals in a single World Cup.
• Messi has been named All-Time Match Four times at the 2022 World Cup. In terms of the number of these awards, he is the leader of this tournament, while in all the World Championships (10), Ronaldo is second (7) and Robben is third (6).
• Messi is among the best in many performances in this World Cup: goals scored (5), assists (3), goals + assists (8, ahead of Mbappe), shots on target (27), shots on goal (18).
Against Croatia, he...
• Scored the eighth goal in the World Cup.
• Argentina's 53rd goal
• 30th target for 2022.
• 350 career goals.
Best of all, even in 2014 he never had such a scoring speed at a World Cup!