Messi vs Ronaldo against World Champions

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	40	17	9	0.43	0.23	0.65
Totals	40	17	9	0.43	0.23	0.65

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	37	9	1	0.24	0.03	0.27
Totals	37	9	1	0.24	0.03	0.27

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA World Cup · Final
Spain vs Argentina

	1-0
		Messi, 120′

19-07-2026

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FIFA World Cup · Round of 16
Spain vs Portugal

	1-0
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

06-07-2026

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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

18 seasons +1

17-1

40 games played +3

37-3

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

17 goals +8

9-8

0.43 goals per game +79%

0.24-44%

14 goals without penalties +8

6-8

82.35% goals without penalties +16%

66.67%-16%

3 penalty goals 0

17.65% -16%

33.33% penalty goals+16%

1 direct free-kick goals 0

Scores every 207′ -38%

335′+62%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

26 total contributions +16

10-16

9 assists (Opta™ criteria) +8

1-8

9 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +6

3-6

Assists every 392′ -87%

3017′+671%

Goal contribution every 136′ -55%

302′+123%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

6 finals played +4

2-4

3 finals won +1

2-1

3 finals lost +3

0-3

2 goals in finals +1

1-1

2 assists in finals +100%

0-2

0.33 -34%

0.50 goals per game in finals+52%

315′+179%

Scores in finals every 113′-64%

Assists in finals every 315′

–-100%

157′+39%

Goal contribution in finals every 113′-28%

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

49/11 titles won +12

37/15-12

Messi vs Ronaldo against World Champions: key facts

Messi or Ronaldo: who has the better numbers?

In this selection, Messi has played 40 games with 17 goals and 9 assists, while Ronaldo has 9 goals and 1 assists in 37 games. Messi has more goals, Messi more assists, Messi more titles (49 to 37). Use the sections of this site to compare them by competition, season, team and type of goal.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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