Messi vs Ronaldo in National Team official games in 2025

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	3	2	0	0.67	0.00	0.67
Totals	3	2	0	0.67	0.00	0.67

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	9	8	0	0.89	0.00	0.89
Totals	9	8	0	0.89	0.00	0.89

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Argentina vs Venezuela

	3-0
Messi, 90′

04-09-2025

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FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Ireland vs Portugal

	2-0
		C. Ronaldo, 61′

13-11-2025

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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 -1

2 seasons+1

3 -6

9 games played+6

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 -6

8 goals+6

0.67 -25%

0.89 goals per game+33%

2 -5

7 goals without penalties+5

100.00% goals without penalties +13%

87.50%-13%

0 -1

1 penalty goals

0.00% -13%

12.50% penalty goals+13%

0 direct free-kick goals +0%

100′+10%

Scores every 91′-9%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 -6

8 total contributions+6

0 assists (Opta™ criteria) +0%

100′+10%

Goal contribution every 91′-9%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

0 -1

1 finals played+1

0 -1

1 finals won+1

0 finals lost 0

0 -1

1 goals in finals

0 assists in finals +0%

0.00 -100%

1.00 goals per game in finals+100%

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Scores in finals every 88′-0%

Assists in finals every 0′

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Goal contribution in finals every 88′-0%

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

0/0 -1

1/1 titles won+1

Messi vs Ronaldo in National Team official games in 2025: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 2 goals and 0 assists in 3 games (0.67 goals per game), and Ronaldo 8 goals and 0 assists in 9 games (0.89). Ronaldo has more goals. Titles: Messi 0, Ronaldo 1.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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