Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two best players in football history, but how does their record at the World Cup compare?

Ronaldo, now with Al-Nassr, remains closest to becoming the first modern elite footballer to reach 1,000 official career goals. Messi, meanwhile, has continued to make Inter Miami a global attraction and recently became only the second player after Ronaldo to pass 900 career goals.

The greatest individual rivalry in football history will have one final chapter at the World Cup. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are expected to make their last appearances on the sport's biggest stage, and prediction markets are already asking a ...

The idea of 1,000 goals in a football career sounds like a fantasy. Yet, late in 2025, two players, the greatest of their generation, are close enough for the question to feel serious rather than silly. One is 40 and still scoring almost a goal a game in ...

The legendary rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo continues deep into their late 30s, with both icons edging closer to unprecedented scoring milestones

Cristiano Ronaldo does not want to win the World Cup “because of Lionel Messi”, Eric Djemba-Djemba has told GOAL, with the Portuguese GOAT driven by an insatiable desire to succeed.