Scorer & creator: Lionel Messi might full historic particular person achievement in World Cup remaining

Individual glory stands out as the farthest factor on Lionel Messi’s thoughts come Sunday, as Argentina tackle France in his second World Cup remaining, in a bid for the 35-year-old to win the one elusive title lacking from a hall-of-fame profession. Yet, as Messi’s inspirational performances have carried his facet to the ultimate, his particular person stats have risen.

The Argentine now has the chance to turn into the primary participant to be the highest scorer of a World Cup – the winner of the well-known Golden Boot – in addition to high assister. It is a feat that a couple of have come near – most just lately Thomas Muller on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa the place he was joint-top scorer and assister, successful the golden boot as a consequence of lesser video games performed, however lacking out on top-assister as Kaka had performed lesser video games than him.

Argentina’s Diego Maradona additionally got here shut throughout their triumph in 1986, he was the highest assister with 5, however his 5 targets got here up wanting England striker Gary Linekar’s six within the race for the golden boot.

The race for the 2 titles has heated up, and might be much more thrilling within the remaining, as every of the highest contenders might be taking part in within the summit conflict. Messi is the joint top-scorer with 5 targets alongside Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe. Olivier Giroud and Julian Alvarez are additionally within the working with 4. The Argentine skipper is joint-top assister with three, alongside Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes, and Antoine Griezmann,

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In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is fewer video games performed, and since that’s more likely to be an identical for the reason that major protagonists are taking part in the ultimate, it is going to be determined by fewer minutes performed.

Top scorers on the 2022 FIFA World Cup:

Kylian Mbappe – 5 (six video games, 477 minutes)
Lionel Messi – 5 (six video games, 570 minutes)
Olivier Giroud – 4 (5 video games, 383 minutes)
Julian Alvarez – 4 (six video games, 364 minutes)

Top assisters on the 2022 FIFA World Cup:

Bruno Fernandes – 3 (4 video games, 357 minutes)
Harry Kane – 3 (5 video games, 402 minutes)
Antoine Greizmann – 3 (six video games, 467 minutes)
Lionel Messi – 3 (six video games, 570 minutes)