In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina defeated France, and Messi won the second World Cup final! This is Messi's fifth World Cup trip, and he finally realized his dream of the World Cup. Messi made 26 appearances for 23 14 minutes, becoming the first person in the history of the World Cup, 13 scored, 9 assists, 1 champion+1 runner-up.
The player from Rosario, Argentina, broke his own record and became the first player in history to contribute assists in five different World Cups. It is worth mentioning that he assisted three times in Qatar 2022 World Cup in 2022.
Messi broke the record:
Messi represented the national team in FIFA World Cups: Germany in 2006, South Africa in 20 10, Brazil in 20 14, Russia in 20 18, and Qatar 2022 in 2022, all of which were "little fleas". At the same time, he surpassed Maldini and became the longest-playing player in the World Cup. Maldini topped the list with 22 17 minutes, but Messi has now raised this record to 23 14 minutes.
He almost tied Klose, who won the most matches in the World Cup with 17 victory. Messi was only one step behind and won 16.