Top FIFA World Cup records set by Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Messi is the player who has won the most MOTM (man of the match) awards in a single World Cup tournament ever – 5 in 2014.

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Although he has already participated in four World Cups, this will be his fifth appearance.

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Only Messi has ever provided an assist in four different World Cup competitions.

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When he made his world cup debut against Serbia and Montenegro, he was only 18 years and 357 days old

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When Maradona gave him the armband against Greece in 2010, he became Argentina's youngest World Cup captain.

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Messi has 110 completed dribbles, which is the most in World Cup history.

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Messi shares a record with the legendary Pele in that four of his five World Cup assists have come in the knockout stages.

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