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Goals of Messi and Ronaldo against World Champions by calendar year

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2004	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0
2008	1	0	+1
2009	2	0	+2
2010	4	0	+4
2011	4	1	+3
2012	10	1	+9
2014	10	1	+9
2015	10	1	+9
2016	11	1	+10
2017	11	1	+10
2018	11	4	+7
2019	13	4	+9
2020	13	4	+9
2021	14	5	+9
2022	14	5	+9
2023	14	5	+9

How do they score?

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field		Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts		Penalty		Free kick
Leo Messi	35	6/14	42.86%	3/14	21.43%	5/14	35.71%	1/14	7.14%	12/14	85.71%	1/14	7.14%	0/14	0%	2/14	14.29%	1/14	7.14%
Cristiano Ronaldo	26	1/5	20%	1/5	20%	3/5	60%	3/5	60%	2/5	40%	0/5	0%	0/5	0%	1/5	20%	1/5	20%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 21/11/2023

Distribution by year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2004			0
2005			0
2006			0
2007			0
2008	1		+1
2009	1		+1
2010	2		+2
2011		1	-1
2012	6		+6
2014			0
2015			0
2016	1		+1
2017			0
2018		3	-3
2019	2		+2
2020			0
2021	1	1	0
2022			0
2023			0

Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2004	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0
2008	1	0	+1
2009	1	0	+1
2010	3	0	+3
2011	3	1	+2
2012	9	1	+8
2014	9	1	+8
2015	9	1	+8
2016	10	1	+9
2017	10	1	+9
2018	10	3	+7
2019	11	3	+8
2020	11	3	+8
2021	12	4	+8
2022	12	4	+8
2023	12	4	+8

Distribution by year (Without penalties)

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2004			0
2005			0
2006			0
2007			0
2008	1		+1
2009			0
2010	2		+2
2011		1	-1
2012	6		+6
2014			0
2015			0
2016	1		+1
2017			0
2018		2	-2
2019	1		+1
2020			0
2021	1	1	0
2022			0
2023			0