Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	208	126	67	0.61	0.32	0.93
Totals	208	126	67	0.61	0.32	0.93

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	234	146	37	0.62	0.16	0.78
Totals	234	146	37	0.62	0.16	0.78

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA Friendly ·
Argentina vs Benin

	3-0
Messi, 90′

06-10-2026

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UEFA Nations League · Group stage
Portugal vs Wales

	1-0
C. Ronaldo, 66′

24-09-2026

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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

21 -3

24 seasons+3

208 -26

234 games played+26

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

126 -20

146 goals+20

0.61 -2%

0.62 goals per game+2%

100 -23

123 goals without penalties+23

79.37% -5%

84.25% goals without penalties+5%

26 penalty goals +3

23-3

20.63% penalty goals +5%

15.75%-5%

12 direct free-kick goals +1

11-1

137′+7%

Scores every 128′-6%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

193 total contributions +10

183-10

67 assists (Opta™ criteria) +30

37-30

77 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +29

48-29

Assists every 257′ -49%

505′+96%

Goal contribution every 89′ -13%

102′+14%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

11 finals played +7

4-7

6 finals won +3

3-3

5 +4

1 finals lost-4

4 goals in finals +3

1-3

3 assists in finals +100%

0-3

0.36 goals per game in finals +44%

0.25-31%

Scores in finals every 271′ -7%

293′+8%

Assists in finals every 362′

–-100%

Goal contribution in finals every 155′ -47%

293′+89%

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

9 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
14 Jul 2024	Argentina	Colombia	Copa América · Final	1-0
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
26 Jun 2016	Argentina	Chile	Copa América · Final	0-0
4 Jul 2015	Argentina	Chile	Copa América · Final	0-0
13 Jul 2014	Argentina	Germany	FIFA World Cup · Final	0-1
15 Jul 2007	Argentina	Brazil	Copa América · Final	0-3

Ronaldo

4 games in finals, 1 goals and 0 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals
8 Jun 2025	Portugal	Spain	UEFA Nations League · Final	2-2	1
9 Jun 2019	Portugal	Netherlands	UEFA Nations League · Final	1-0
10 Jul 2016	Portugal	France	UEFA Euro · Final	1-0
4 Jul 2004	Portugal	Greece	UEFA Euro · Final	0-1

Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams: key facts

How do Messi and Ronaldo perform in finals?

Messi has played 11 finals with 4 goals and 3 assists; Ronaldo has played 4 finals with 1 goal and 0 assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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