Lionel Messi arrived to Qatar with the mission to consecrate like the best footballer that has played this sport. The '10' of Argentina could reach the only important title that subtracted him in his extraordinary career, but also devoted during the seven parties that contested to surpass what record found on the way. Leo attained to surpass to Batistuta at most goleador of the history of Argentina, although no only remained there.
With his titularity in the final in front of France surpassed to the German Lothar Matthäus like the footballer with more parties in a Glass of the World with a total of 26. To 35 years, Messi arrived to Qatar out of the top 10 of parties contested, after having played 19 meetings in the four previous tournaments. In Asian earths equalised and surpassed the record of Argentina, that belonged to Diego Maradona, with 21 parties, and now surpasses to Matthaus.
During this edition of the World-wide, Messi also has surpassed to Rafa Márquez to turn into the player with more parties mundialistas like captain (17). Messi is one of the eight footballers that have participated in five Glasses of the World. In this register, Leo heads a list that has names like Miroslav Klose (24), Paolo Maldini (23), Cristiano Ronaldo (22), Diego Maradona (21), Uwe Seeler (21), Władyslaw Zmuda (21), Cafú (20), Philipp Lahm (20), Grzegorz Lato (20), Javier Mascherano (20) and Bastián Schweinsteiger (20).
Another register more than the legend
Besides, Messi turned into the only player in annotating in all the phases of a Glass of the World. In the minute 23 of the final, the footballer formed in the Barça opened the marker with a penalti, after a fault of Dembélé to Ángel Gave María. Leo would finish marking another so much in the extention and would add seven goals in the tournament, three of them of played open.
With that so much in front of Hugo Lloris, Messi did the player with more penaltis turned into a World-wide. The one of Rosario annotated him to Saudi Arabia and Mexico in the phase of groups, in eighth converted him to Australia, in chambers to Low Countries, in the semifinale to Croatia and now does it against France. Doublet in front of the previous champion of the world to finalise a party and a historical tournament.