Compare Messi’s performance in World Cups with Pele, Maradona and others

With the victory in the Qatar Cup, Lionel Messi, 35, enters, in his farewell to the competition, in the gallery of the great characters in the history of the soccer World Cups.

Reaching the feat in style, with two goals in the final, comes the question: at what level is the Argentine number 10 in World Cups, individually, compared to other big names, today and yesterday?

Check below the numbers of Messi and Pelé, Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo Fenômeno and Mbappé in World Cups.

Messi (Argentina)

• Cup Titles: 1 (2022)
• Number of Cups: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)
• Games in Cups: 26
• Goals in Cups: 13
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.5

Pele (Brazil)

• Cup titles: 3 (1958, 1962 and 1970)
• Number of Cups: 4 (1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970)
• Games in Cups: 14
• Goals in Cups: 12
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.86

Maradona (Argentina)

• Cup titles: 1 (1986)
• Number of Cups: 4 (1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994)
• Games in Cups: 21
• Goals in Cups: 8
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.38

Ronaldo (Brazil)

• Cup titles: 2 (1994 and 2002)
• Number of Cups: 4 (1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006)
• Games in Cups: 19
• Goals in Cups: 15
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.79

Mbappe (France)

• Cup titles: 1 (2018)
• Number of Cups: 2 (2018 and 2022)
• Games in Cups: 14
• Goals in Cups: 12
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.86

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

• Cup titles: none
• Number of Cups: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)
• Games in Cups: 22
• Goals in Cups: 8
• Average goals per game in Cups: 0.36