With the simple fact of entering the field, this Sunday (18th) at the Lusail Stadium, to play in the final of the Qatar Cup against France, the Argentine Lionel Messi reached another significant milestone in his career: he isolated himself as the player with the largest number of matches played in FIFA World Cups, with a total of 26 matches.
One more time ??#FIFAWorldCup ?? #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/2tgYdhn7ms
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022
Until this Sunday, Messi shared this mark with the German Lothar Matthäus, with both having, until then, 25 games in World Cups.
Probably Messi will not expand this mark, because, at the age of 35, the Argentine will no longer defend Argentina in a World Cup edition.
