Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams in the 2011-2012 season

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	5	7	2	1.40	0.40	1.80
Totals	5	7	2	1.40	0.40	1.80

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	4	1	1	0.25	0.25	0.50
Totals	4	1	1	0.25	0.25	0.50

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA Friendly ·
Germany vs Argentina

	1-3
		Messi, 90′

15-08-2012

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FIFA Friendly ·
Portugal vs Panama

	2-0
C. Ronaldo, 61′

15-08-2012

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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

1 seasons 0

5 games played +1

4-1

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

7 goals +6

1-6

1.40 goals per game +460%

0.25-82%

6 goals without penalties +5

1-5

85.71% -14%

100.00% goals without penalties+14%

1 penalty goals +100%

0-1

14.29% penalty goals +14%

0.00%-14%

0 direct free-kick goals +0%

Scores every 64′ -78%

299′+365%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

9 total contributions +7

2-7

2 assists (Opta™ criteria) +1

1-1

3 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +2

1-2

Assists every 225′ -25%

299′+33%

Goal contribution every 50′ -67%

149′+199%

Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams in the 2011-2012 season: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 7 goals and 2 assists in 5 games (1.40 goals per game), and Ronaldo 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games (0.25). Messi has more goals and also more assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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