Lionel Messi's FIFA World Cup records

ARGENTINA CAPTAIN LIONEL MESSI IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FOOTBALLERS' OF ALL TIME

WHILE HOLDING THE WORLD CUP WITH HIM, LEO HOLDS SEVERAL RECORDS IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP

MESSI OVERTOOK HIM WHEN HE LED OUT ARGENTINA AGAINST FRANCE IN THE FINAL ON SUNDAY  (18 DECEMBER) FOR HIS 26TH WORLD CUP APPEARANCE.

LEO PLAYED HIS 20TH MATCH AS A CAPTAIN. THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF MATCHES ANYONE HAS CAPTAINED A SIDE IN THE TOURNAMENT

HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT TO PROVIDE ASSIST IN 5 EDITIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT

PELE, MARADONA AND BECKHAM ARE THE CLOSEST, ASSISTING IN 3 EDITIONS

MESSI CROSSES GABRIEL BATISTUTA(10 GOALS) WITH 13 GOALS FOR ARGENTINA

HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE THE WORLD CUP IN HIS 20S AND 30S AND ALSO HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF M.O.M AWARDS IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP -11

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