Lionel Messi: A breakdown of his World Cup and career highlights
Al JazeeraAfter inspiring Argentina to a historic World Cup victory in Qatar, we look back at his illustrious career. Messi’s 2022 World Cup: From disaster to triumph Eight years ago, Messi came close to the World Cup, dragging his team to the final in Brazil, only to lose to Germany in extra time. International caps: 172 International goals: 98 World Cup appearances: 5 World Cup matches played: 26 World Cup goals: 13 World Cup finals: 2 World Cup 2022 goals: 7 World Cup 2022 assists: 3 World Cup 2022 Man of the Match awards: 5 Other International honours: Copa America, CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, Summer Olympics, FIFA World Youth Championship What individual honours has Messi won? Ballon d’Or: 7 World Cup Golden Ball award: 2 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 The Best FIFA Men’s Player: 1 European Golden Shoe: 6 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: 1 Argentina’s Footballer of the Year: 14 What has Messi achieved at club level? Messi won 35 trophies at Barcelona, including 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies, three UEFA Super Cups, seven Copa del Rey crowns, and three FIFA Club World Cups.