A comparison has been made between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s statistics across major international tournaments.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been busy smashing records in this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament.
The Portugal captain sits on top of the scoring charts in the Golden Boot race with five goals in only three games and recently surpassed Michel Platini as the record scorer in European Championship.
One more goal against Belgium on Sunday night will see Ronaldo become the player with the most goals in men’s international football history.
Now Planet Football has done the research and answered the big question – who has the better record in international tournaments between Ronaldo and Messi?
World Cup
Ronaldo
Games
17
Starts
17
Non-Starts
0
Goals
7
Assists
2
Penalties
2
Minutes-per-goal
211
Minutes per non-penalty goal
294.8
Minutes per goal or assist
163.8
Messi
Games
19
Starts
17
Non-Starts
2
Goals
6
Assists
7
Penalties
0
Minutes-per-goal
270.8
Minutes per non-penalty goal
270.8
Minutes per goal or assist
125
European Championship
Ronaldo
Games
24
Starts
22
Non-Starts
2
Goals
14
Assists
9
Penalties
3
Minutes-per-goal
147
Minutes per non-penalty goal
187.6
Minutes per goal or assist
89.7
Copa America
Messi
Games
30
Starts
27
Non-Starts
3
Goals
10
Assists
14
Penalties
2
Minutes-per-goal
254.7
Minutes per non-penalty goal
318.4
Minutes per goal or assist
106.1
Overall Records
Ronaldo
Games
41
Starts
39
Non-Starts
2
Goals
21
Assists
11
Penalties
5
Minutes-per-goal
168.5
Minutes per non-penalty goal
221.1
Minutes per goal or assist
110.6
Messi
Games
49
Starts
44
Non-Starts
5
Goals
16
Assists
21
Penalties
2
Minutes-per-goal
260.8
Minutes per non-penalty goal
298
Minutes per goal or assist
112.8
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