Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
1
-1
2005/2006
0
2
-2
2006/2007
1
4
-3
2007/2008
1
4
-3
2008/2009
1
4
-3
2009/2010
1
4
-3
2010/2011
1
4
-3
2011/2012
1
7
-6
2012/2013
2
7
-5
2013/2014
4
8
-4
2014/2015
5
8
-3
2015/2016
6
10
-4
2016/2017
6
13
-7
2017/2018
6
14
-8
2018/2019
7
14
-7
2019/2020
7
14
-7
2020/2021
8
17
-9
2021/2022
8
18
-10
2022/2023
12
21
-9
2023/2024
13
24
-11
2024/2025
14
25
-11
2025/2026
15
28
-13
2026/2027
15
28
-13
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
1
-1
2005/2006
1
-1
2006/2007
1
2
-1
2007/2008
0
2008/2009
0
2009/2010
0
2010/2011
0
2011/2012
3
-3
2012/2013
1
+1
2013/2014
2
1
+1
2014/2015
1
+1
2015/2016
1
2
-1
2016/2017
3
-3
2017/2018
1
-1
2018/2019
1
+1
2019/2020
0
2020/2021
1
3
-2
2021/2022
1
-1
2022/2023
4
3
+1
2023/2024
1
3
-2
2024/2025
1
1
0
2025/2026
1
3
-2
2026/2027
0
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams without penalties
Cumulative distribution without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
1
-1
2005/2006
0
2
-2
2006/2007
0
4
-4
2007/2008
0
4
-4
2008/2009
0
4
-4
2009/2010
0
4
-4
2010/2011
0
4
-4
2011/2012
0
6
-6
2012/2013
1
6
-5
2013/2014
2
7
-5
2014/2015
3
7
-4
2015/2016
4
9
-5
2016/2017
4
11
-7
2017/2018
4
12
-8
2018/2019
5
12
-7
2019/2020
5
12
-7
2020/2021
5
13
-8
2021/2022
5
14
-9
2022/2023
7
16
-9
2023/2024
8
17
-9
2024/2025
9
17
-8
2025/2026
10
20
-10
2026/2027
10
20
-10
Distribution by season without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
1
-1
2005/2006
1
-1
2006/2007
2
-2
2007/2008
0
2008/2009
0
2009/2010
0
2010/2011
0
2011/2012
2
-2
2012/2013
1
+1
2013/2014
1
1
0
2014/2015
1
+1
2015/2016
1
2
-1
2016/2017
2
-2
2017/2018
1
-1
2018/2019
1
+1
2019/2020
0
2020/2021
1
-1
2021/2022
1
-1
2022/2023
2
2
0
2023/2024
1
1
0
2024/2025
1
+1
2025/2026
1
3
-2
2026/2027
0
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams: key facts
Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has 15 braces (one every 13.9 games, 15 of them with Argentina) and Ronaldo 28 braces (one every 8.4 games, 28 of them with Portugal). Ronaldo leads by 13. Messi's most recent was against Austria on 22 Jun 2026 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Uzbekistan on 23 Jun 2026 (2 goals).
