The Player with the Most Assists in the World Cup

The stats Messi put up yesterday in the Argentina-England match are, to say the least, truly phenomenal!

Imagine that Messi is the all-time leader in assists at the World Cup with 12—10 of which came in the knockout stages—more than any other player in World Cup history.

Pretty impressive, right?

Well, imagine that Messi is the only player in World Cup history to have made 9 dribbles and set up two goals in a single match—and he repeated that record when he made 9 dribbles against Germany in 2010. It’s been 16 years, and he’s still just as good!

So what do you think about the fact that Messi is the player in World Cup history with the most goals scored (21), assists (12), goal contributions (33), chances created (101), successful dribbles (137), and Man of the Match awards (16)?

– won the Best Player of the Tournament award “twice”—and is also the player who has played in the most World Cup finals—“three times”

The only player to achieve the most difficult feat in World Cup history:

he managed to be the best striker, the best playmaker, and the best winger—and no one else could compete with him in all three positions.

His dominance was unmatched in that era.

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