Messi makes it clear that he also 'rules' Cristiano at national team level

The surprising elimination of Portugal in front of Morocco (1-0) in the quarter-finals of Qatar 2022 can have marked the end of the international career of Cristiano Ronaldo. The '7' sacked of the World-wide with a goal in five parties, being acting in the last two, with which confirms his sunset like professional and the superiority of Lionel Messi in his eternal personal rivalry to international level.

'The Flea' has shined with Argentina, leading to the 'albiceleste' with 4 goals and 2 assistances that have promoted to the ones of Lionel Scaloni to semifinals. The '10' could contest his second final of the Glass of the World next Sunday if the sudamericanos win to Croatia in 'semis', whereas Portugal returns home after a bitter fall in front of the first African selection that attains to arrive to the semifinals of the World-wide.

The Moroccans already had left to Spain on the way in eighth and imposed with a so much of the forward of the Seville Youssef In-Nesyri. 'CR7' ingresó in the minute 51 to try save to the ones of Fernando Santos, but in addition to an assistance to Joãor Félix on the end, really contributed very little in the complement. Cristiano left crying to the changing room and sacks of the Glass of the World with 8 goals in 25 parties, being the only player that has marked in five different editions.

However, the maximum that could reach in the tournament were the semifinals in 2006, falling in front of the France of Zinedine Zidane (1-0) and, later, in front of Germany in the party by the third place (3-1). The lusos sacked in eighth of South Africa 2010, in phase of groups of Brazil 2014 and in eighth of Russia 2018, where the player of 37 years converted four so many. In total, the '7' great 118 goals and 35 assistances in 196 apparitions with Portugal.

The numbers and the moment of Messi, upper

Leo, by his part, lives his best moment with Argentina after the obtaining of the Glass America in 2021. The 'crack' arrived to 10 goals in world-wide and will contest his second semifinal the Tuesday. His contribution for the 'albiceleste is of 94 goals and 53 assistances in 169 official parties, launching an alucinante global average of 0.87 goals by party. In his international list of winners are the World-wide Sub-20 of 2005 and the medal of olympic gold in 2008, in addition to the 'Finalissima' of 2022 in front of Italy.

For Cristiano, his international list of winners closes with a Eurocopa in 2016 and an UEFA Nations League in 2019, being these the only titles of Portugal to level of greater. The luso aims to culminate his career in Saudi Arabia, while Messi is still in all his splendour to the 35 years with Paris Saint-Germain. Distinct realities and indisputable supremacy for the ex captain of the FC Barcelona in the maximum rivalry that marked the last 15 years of the world-wide football.