Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams in 2012

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	4	7	0	1.75	0.00	1.75
Totals	4	7	0	1.75	0.00	1.75

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 ·
Saudi Arabia vs Argentina

	0-0
		Messi, 90′

14-11-2012

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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

2 seasons +1

1-1

4 games played 0

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

7 goals +6

1-6

1.75 goals per game +600%

0.25-86%

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 51′ -83%

299′+481%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

7 total contributions +5

2-5

0 -1

1 assists (Opta™ criteria)

Goal contribution every 51′ -66%

149′+191%

Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams in 2012: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 7 goals and 0 assists in 4 games (1.75 goals per game), and Ronaldo 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games (0.25). Messi has more goals, but Ronaldo has more assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

Cache date: 04-11-2026 19:39:56