Penalties taken by Messi vs Ronaldo in FIFA World Cups
Penalty success rate
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Penalty success rate in shootouts
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Penalty success rate during the match
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Success rate by team
Percentage of penalty goals with respect to the total goals scored
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Percentage of penalty goals by team
Evolution of their success rate throughout the seasons
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
2003/2004
100.0000
-100
2004/2005
100.0000
-100
2005/2006
100.0000
-100
2006/2007
100.0000
83.3333
+16.6667
2007/2008
85.7143
76.1905
+9.5238
2008/2009
76.9231
82.1429
-5.2198
2009/2010
81.2500
81.8182
-0.5682
2010/2011
80.0000
85.7143
-5.7143
2011/2012
79.5455
85.0000
-5.4545
2012/2013
82.3529
85.2941
-2.9412
2013/2014
82.8125
86.0759
-3.2634
2014/2015
80.7692
85.4167
-4.6475
2015/2016
77.2727
82.8829
-5.6102
2016/2017
78.7879
82.1138
-3.3259
2017/2018
76.6355
82.0896
-5.4541
2018/2019
77.1930
82.2695
-5.0765
2019/2020
77.6860
83.1250
-5.439
2020/2021
77.7778
83.3333
-5.5555
2021/2022
77.8571
82.8729
-5.0158
2022/2023
78.8079
83.5979
-4.79
2023/2024
78.4314
84.3902
-5.9588
2024/2025
78.3439
84.0183
-5.6744
2025/2026
77.3006
83.5498
-6.2492
2026/2027
83.1897
-83.1897
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2005/2006
0
1
-1
2009/2010
0
1
-1
2013/2014
0
1
-1
2017/2018
0
2
-2
2022/2023
4
3
+1
2025/2026
4
4
0
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2005/2006
1
-1
2009/2010
0
2013/2014
0
2017/2018
1
-1
2022/2023
4
1
+3
2025/2026
1
-1
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2005/2006
1
-1
2009/2010
0
2013/2014
0
2017/2018
1
2
-1
2022/2023
5
1
+4
2025/2026
2
1
+1
Every penalty taken by Messi and Ronaldo
Messi
Penalties in matches: 4 scored and 4 missed (50.0% conversion)
Date
Team
Opponent
Competition
Result
Scored
Missed
7 Jul 2026
Argentina
Egypt
FIFA World Cup · Round of 16
3-2
1
22 Jun 2026
Argentina
Austria
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
2-0
1
18 Dec 2022
Argentina
France
FIFA World Cup · Final
3-3
1
13 Dec 2022
Argentina
Croatia
FIFA World Cup · Semifinals
3-0
1
9 Dec 2022
Argentina
Netherlands
FIFA World Cup · Quarter finals
2-2
1
30 Nov 2022
Argentina
Poland
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
2-0
1
22 Nov 2022
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
1-2
1
16 Jun 2018
Argentina
Iceland
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
1-1
1
Penalty shoot-outs: 3 scored and 0 missed (100.0% conversion)
Date
Team
Opponent
Competition
Result
Scored
Missed
18 Dec 2022
Argentina
France
FIFA World Cup · Final
3-3
1
9 Dec 2022
Argentina
Netherlands
FIFA World Cup · Quarter finals
2-2
1
9 Jul 2014
Argentina
Netherlands
FIFA World Cup · Semifinals
0-0
1
Ronaldo
Penalties in matches: 4 scored and 1 missed (80.0% conversion)
Date
Team
Opponent
Competition
Result
Scored
Missed
2 Jul 2026
Portugal
Croatia
FIFA World Cup · Round of 32
2-1
1
24 Nov 2022
Portugal
Ghana
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
3-2
1
25 Jun 2018
Portugal
Iran
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
1-1
1
15 Jun 2018
Portugal
Spain
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
3-3
1
17 Jun 2006
Portugal
Iran
FIFA World Cup · Group stage
2-0
1
Penalty shoot-outs: 1 scored and 0 missed (100.0% conversion)
Date
Team
Opponent
Competition
Result
Scored
Missed
1 Jul 2006
Portugal
England
FIFA World Cup · Quarter finals
0-0
1
Penalties taken by Messi vs Ronaldo in FIFA World Cups: key facts
Who has more goals without penalties?
Messi has scored 4 penalties and Ronaldo 4, which is 19.0% and 36.4% of their goals. Without penalties, Messi has 17 goals and Ronaldo 7, so Messi is ahead by 10.
