Messi vs Ronaldo in National Teams competitions in 2024

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	5	1	1	0.20	0.20	0.40
Totals	5	1	1	0.20	0.20	0.40

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	10	5	2	0.50	0.20	0.70
Totals	10	5	2	0.50	0.20	0.70

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

Copa América · Final
Colombia vs Argentina

	0-1
		Messi, 65′

14-07-2024

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UEFA Nations League · Group stage
Portugal vs Poland

	5-1
C. Ronaldo, 90′

15-11-2024

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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

5 -5

10 games played+5

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1 -4

5 goals+4

0.20 -60%

0.50 goals per game+150%

1 -3

4 goals without penalties+3

100.00% goals without penalties +20%

80.00%-20%

0 -1

1 penalty goals

0.00% -20%

20.00% penalty goals+20%

0 direct free-kick goals +0%

425′+147%

Scores every 172′-59%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 -5

7 total contributions+5

1 -1

2 assists (Opta™ criteria)+1

1 -1

2 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria)+1

Assists every 425′ -1%

431′+1%

212′+73%

Goal contribution every 123′-42%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1 finals played +1

0-1

1 finals won +1

0-1

0 finals lost 0

0 goals in finals +0%

0 assists in finals +0%

0.00 goals per game in finals +0%

Scores in finals every 0′

Assists in finals every 0′

Goal contribution in finals every 0′

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1/1 titles won +1

0/2-1

Messi vs Ronaldo in National Teams competitions in 2024: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games (0.20 goals per game), and Ronaldo 5 goals and 2 assists in 10 games (0.50). Ronaldo has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 1, Ronaldo 0.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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