Messi vs Ronaldo in UEFA Euro and Copa America in 2016

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	5	5	4	1.00	0.80	1.80
Totals	5	5	4	1.00	0.80	1.80

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	7	3	2	0.43	0.29	0.71
Totals	7	3	2	0.43	0.29	0.71

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

Copa América · Final
Chile vs Argentina

	0-0
		Messi, 120′
Penalty shootout
	3-2
		Messi

26-06-2016

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UEFA Euro · Final
France vs Portugal

	0-1
		C. Ronaldo, 25′

10-07-2016

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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 seasons 0

5 -2

7 games played+2

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

5 goals +2

3-2

1.00 goals per game +133%

0.43-57%

5 goals without penalties +2

3-2

100.00% goals without penalties 0%

0 penalty goals +0%

0.00% penalty goals 0%

2 direct free-kick goals +100%

0-2

Scores every 75′ -64%

208′+179%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

9 total contributions +4

5-4

4 assists (Opta™ criteria) +2

2-2

4 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +1

3-1

Assists every 93′ -70%

312′+234%

Goal contribution every 42′ -67%

125′+201%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1 finals played 0

0 -1

1 finals won+1

1 finals lost +1

0-1

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

0/1 -1

1/1 titles won+1

Game by game: every goal and assist by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi

5 goals and 4 assists in 3 games with a goal or assist

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
21 Jun 2016	Argentina	USA	Copa América · Semifinals	4-0	1	2
18 Jun 2016	Argentina	Venezuela	Copa América · Quarter finals	4-1	1	2
10 Jun 2016	Argentina	Panama	Copa América · Group stage	5-0	3

Ronaldo

3 goals and 2 assists in 2 games with a goal or assist

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
6 Jul 2016	Portugal	Wales	UEFA Euro · Semifinals	2-0	1	1
22 Jun 2016	Portugal	Hungary	UEFA Euro · Group stage	3-3	2	1

Messi vs Ronaldo in UEFA Euro and Copa America in 2016: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 5 goals and 4 assists in 5 games (1.00 goals per game), and Ronaldo 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 games (0.43). Messi has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 0, Ronaldo 1.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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