Lionel Messi: On Saturday, Lionel Messi who has won the Ballon d’Or seven times tied Maradona for the most World Cup appearances for his nation and the most goals with eight. Just as their hopes of success were beginning to wane and anxiety was beginning to set in, Messi’s magnificent low goal from beyond the box ignited a 2-0 victory over Mexico to move them into second place in Group C.
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Messi on the verge of breaking records
The star of Argentina is two goals short of Gabriel Batistuta’s 10-goal World Cup record, but his record could give him additional chances to catch “Batigol” in Qatar. However, the actual aim for Messi would be to win the World Cup like Maradona did in 1986, but Messi can be happy for now if he equals Maradona’s record for appearances and goals at the tournament, which he did two years and one day after the late “El Pelusa” passed away.
Maradona’s starry legacy for Argentina
Maradona took part in the 1982, 1990, and 1994 tournaments in addition to helping Argentina win in Mexico in 1986. Some claim that Messi cannot be crowned the greatest player of all time unless he wins the World Cup, and in Argentina, Maradona’s glittering World Cup legacy frequently helps him in comparisons, with his flawed genius triumphing over Messi’s near-perfection.
In Mexico 36 years ago, Maradona led Argentina to their second World Cup victory with a string of goals and assists. Messi was born about a year later, but Argentina has not been able to win the trophy since then.
Compared to Messi’s 49 goals in 115 games played for Argentina, Maradone only scored 15 goals in 41 of those games, but some of those goals helped him win the World Cup.
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