Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo enter the 2026 World Cup with legendary resumes with plenty of similarities and some big differences.

There is a scenario in which Messi & Ronaldo meet in Kansas City at the World Cup. The loser likely would retire from international soccer.

Both Argentina and Portugal have been drawn into comparatively easy groups, and there is a possibility that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo might come face to face in the tournament.

LIONEL MESSI and Cristiano Ronaldo are on course for a World Cup quarter-final last dance. The two dominant players of the 21st century will feature on the biggest stage for the final time in the

The holders were given a reasonably attractive group, and Argentina will be the clear favourites to progress as the best of the four. That will bring a round-of-32 tie in Messi’s adopted home of Miami, and it could be a juicy one if Uruguay finish runners-up in Group H.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have pushed soccer into an era where statistics bend around their brilliance, and yet a single question continues to return with fresh urgency: Who has more total goal contributions this century?

Wesley Sneijder has claimed that during his days, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only two realistic candidates for the Ballon d'Or.