2022 FIFA WORLD CUP: WHAT RECORD DID LIONEL MESSI BREAK?
Messi claimed finally the World Cup on the fifth attempt in Qatar, the Argentinian football superstar broke a number of records on the way. There is no greater stage in the World Cup for players like Lionel Messi.
At the age of 35 in his fifth and final appearance on men's football showpiece, he finally claimed trophy had eluded him for so long. Messi rewritten record books for their team and country. He continued to do so in Qatar as he cemented his reputation as one of the best and greatest player ever.
RECORDS HAS BROKEN AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP BY LIONEL MESSI
APPEARANCES
Messi made his 22nd World Cup appearances for Argentina in the final group game against the Poland , overtaking the Diego Maradona record for tournament appearance for his country. Messi took his tally to 26 passing the Lotar Mathhaus for record of appearances at the World Cup Finals.
GOALS
With 10 goals across the several World Cup tournaments Gabriel Batistuta led the way for the Argentinian marksmen. Messi's penalty against Croatia in the semi-finals saw him overtake with his 11th goal in his fifth World Cup. His two goals in the final took him to 13th place joint-fourth on the all time list. He had previously found the net against Mexico, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands.
Miroslav Klose holds the record of 16 World Cup goals.
ASSISTS
On the day 2 game, Argentina faced a must-win encounter with Mexico having fallen to shock defeat against the Saudi Arabia in their tournament opener. Messi long-range strike opened the scoring, before assisting Enzo Fernandez's wonder goal which sealed all three points.
That lay-off for the second goal would see him become the first player to assist at five separate men’s World Cup tournaments – 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and now 2022. He became both the youngest and the oldest player to assist and score in a single World Cup match in the history.
CAPTAINCY
Messi did break another of Maradona's records in Qatar.
The hero of 1986 wore the captain's armband 16 times for his nation at the World Cup. Messi matched that tally in the semi-finals before eclipsing it in the final.
And it was somewhat fitting that, in the first World Cup since Maradona's passing, his most illustrious successor in the number 10 shirt inspired Argentina to the World Cup glory.
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