Lionel Messi of Argentina Fouled 65 Times in World Cup Matches

Lionel Messi is currently shinning in Qatar where he is representing his country at the World Cup

The Paris Saint-Germain forward has now been fouled 65 times in World Cup games and he is above Ronaldo and Neymar

Diego Maradona is the only player who has won more fouls than Messi as the late Argentine had 152

Argentina international Lionel Messi has now been fouled 65 times in World Cup matches beating the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Jairzinho on the list.

The only player who has won a foul more than Messi in the history of the World Cup is late Diego Maradona who is on 152.

This record set by Maradona is very huge and it may last for the rest of the world as it will be big for any player to break this.

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Age is gradually telling on Ronaldo and Messi, and this Qatar 2022 World Cup could even be the last for these two superstars.

The likes of Kylian Mbappe, Haaland and Osimhen are among the players the world are looking at for them to take the glory from Messi and Ronaldo.

According to the stats revealed by OptaJoe, Ronaldo has only won 58 fouls in the history of the World Cup.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Lionel Messi once again gave fans a reason to consider him one of the greatest ever players in football history thanks to a brilliant assist on Friday, December 9.

Argentina came up against the Netherlands in the World Cup quarter final as the two nations looked to renew an age-old rivalry.

La Albiceleste went into the game with knowledge that getting past Netherlands would set up a semi-final clash with Croatia, who stunned favourites in the earlier match.

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For Messi, the Netherlands are familiar foes as his Argentina side knocked out the same opponents in the semi-final back in 2014.

Nothing short of his best would do against Louis Van Gaal’s side, and Messi once again proved just how important he is to his national team.

After the two nations cancelled each other in the opening exchanges, up-stepped Messi with what is arguably the assist of the tournament.