Messi vs Ronaldo against World Champions

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	40	17	9	0.43	0.23	0.65
Totals	40	17	9	0.43	0.23	0.65

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	37	9	1	0.24	0.03	0.27
Totals	37	9	1	0.24	0.03	0.27

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA World Cup · Final
Spain vs Argentina

	1-0
		Messi, 120′

19-07-2026

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FIFA World Cup · Round of 16
Spain vs Portugal

	1-0
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

06-07-2026

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Timeframe

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

39 years, 4 months, 11 days-869 days

41 years, 8 months, 30 days+869 days

18 seasons +1

17-1

40 games played +3

37-3

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

17 goals +8

9-8

0.43 goals per game +79%

0.24-44%

14 goals without penalties +8

6-8

82.35% goals without penalties +16%

66.67%-16%

3 penalty goals 0

17.65% -16%

33.33% penalty goals+16%

1 direct free-kick goals 0

Scores every 207′ -38%

335′+62%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

26 total contributions +16

10-16

9 assists (Opta™ criteria) +8

1-8

9 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +6

3-6

Assists every 392′ -87%

3017′+671%

Goal contribution every 136′ -55%

302′+123%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

6 finals played +4

2-4

3 finals won +1

2-1

3 finals lost +3

0-3

2 goals in finals +1

1-1

2 assists in finals +100%

0-2

0.33 -34%

0.50 goals per game in finals+52%

315′+179%

Scores in finals every 113′-64%

Assists in finals every 315′

–-100%

157′+39%

Goal contribution in finals every 113′-28%

Finals Breakdown by Tournament

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

(12) Supercopas Nacionales (10)

VVVVDVDVDVDV

VDVDVVDVDD

(10) Copas Nacionales (10)

VDVDVVVVDV

VDVDVVDDVD

(3) Champions League (6)

VVV

VDVVVV

(5) Eurocopa/Copa América (2)

DDDVV

(3) Mundial de Clubes (4)

VVV

VVVV

(4) Supercopa de Europa (2)

DVVV

(2) Copas Internacionales (2)

(3) Mundial (0)

DVD

(0) UEFA Nations League (2)

(1) Campeones Cup (0)

(1) Copa de Campeones Conmebol-UEFA (0)

(1) Juegos Olímpicos (0)

(1) MLS Conference Cup (0)

(1) MLS Cup (0)

(1) Mundial Sub 20 (0)

Every final played by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi

6 games in finals, 2 goals and 2 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
19 Jul 2026	Argentina	Spain	FIFA World Cup · Final	0-1
18 Dec 2022	Argentina	France	FIFA World Cup · Final	3-3	2
1 Jun 2022	Argentina	Italy	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions · Final	3-0		2
10 Jul 2021	Argentina	Brazil	Copa América · Final	1-0
13 Jul 2014	Argentina	Germany	FIFA World Cup · Final	0-1
15 Jul 2007	Argentina	Brazil	Copa América · Final	0-3

Ronaldo

2 games in finals, 1 goals and 0 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
8 Jun 2025	Portugal	Spain	UEFA Nations League · Final	2-2	1
10 Jul 2016	Portugal	France	UEFA Euro · Final	1-0

Messi vs Ronaldo against World Champions: key facts

How do Messi and Ronaldo perform in finals?

Messi has played 6 finals with 2 goals and 2 assists; Ronaldo has played 2 finals with 1 goal and 0 assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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