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A thread: Why Messi is superior to Ronaldo internationally (like and rt to end the myth 
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Letās compare the two in the World Cup.
More goals?
More G/A?
More KO G/A?
More MOTMās? (most in one tournament ever)
More Awards?
More chances created?
More dribbles completed?
More matches won?
More goals?
More G/A?
More KO G/A?
More MOTMās?
(most in one tournament ever)More Awards?
More chances created?
More dribbles completed?
More matches won?
How about the Copa America / Euroās?
More goals?=
More G/A?
More KO G/A?
More MOTMās?
More Awards?
More chances created?
More dribbles completed?
More matches won?
More goals?
=More G/A?
More KO G/A?
More MOTMās?
More Awards?
More chances created?
More dribbles completed?
More matches won?
Interestingly, Messi has won an MVP award in every type international tournament heās played in, and Ronaldoās not only won none but hasnāt even been selected for the top 10 shortlist for the WC golden ball (Messi has twice).
2018 was Messiās worst WC performance-wise and he still managed 2 more G/A in KO games than Ronaldo has in his entire career, and against the World Champions to be, France.
Ronaldoās done nothing in a final that Messi hasnāt and yet came away with 1 more major NT trophy than Messi, itās clear this was the result of their respective supporting casts. While Eder scored bangers in finals, Higuain and Palacio among others missed sitters.
Here is a comparison of Messi and Ronaldoās ratings in 4 Intl finals. In Messiās case, 2015 and 2016 Copa America (both lost on pkās) and in Ronaldoās, the 2016 Euroās and 2019 Nationās league (the latter isnāt a major trophy but serves its purpose) Itās clear who was better...
So Ronaldo, despite playing considerably worse than Messi in both of his finals, still came away with the titles. This in itself confirms the idea that in an 11v11 sport like football, collective achievements shouldnāt be the most important place of comparison among individuals.
So, when you compare their individual performances in major tournaments, Ronaldo comes out on top on goals scored in the World Cup (by one), which is to be expected given Messiās more creative role for Argentina, shown by his increased assist to goal ratio.
Messi contributes to more goals, creates more chances, earns more MOTMās and MVP awards, is given higher ratings and wins more matches. If you consider their performances Messi is clearly ahead.
Just to add, for those who will mention the penalty miss in 2016, it was cancelled out by Vidalās miss and still Arg lost 4-2. In the 2015 final, Messi did score his penalty and still they lost (every one of his teammates missed).
End of thread, likes and rtās appreciated
End of thread, likes and rtās appreciated
