messi last scored in world cup on 26 june 2018.
when did messi last score in world cup?
26 june 2018
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a prodigious talent as a teenager, messi established himself among the world's best players before age 20. diego maradona considered the 18-year-old messi the best player in the world alongside ronaldinho, while the brazilian himself, shortly after winning the ballon d'or, commented, "i'm not even the best at barça," in reference to his protégé. four years later, after messi had won his first ballon d'or by a record margin, the public debate regarding his qualities as a player moved beyond his status in contemporary football to the possibility that he was the greatest player in history. an early proponent was his then-manager pep guardiola, who, as early as august 2009, declared messi to be the best player he had ever seen. in the following years, this opinion gained greater acceptance among pundits, managers, former and current players, and by the end of barça's second treble-winning season, messi's superiority, ahead of maradona and pelé, had become the predominant view among insiders in continental europe. a frequent dismissal, however, has centred on the fact that messi has not won the fifa world cup with argentina, leading some in the sport to instead cite him as the best club player in history.throughout his career, messi has been compared with his compatriot diego maradona, due to their similar playing styles as diminutive, left-footed dribblers. initially, he was merely one of many young argentine players, including his boyhood idol pablo aimar, to receive the "new maradona" moniker, but as his career progressed, messi proved his similarity beyond all previous contenders, establishing himself as the greatest player argentina had produced since maradona. jorge valdano, who won the 1986 world cup alongside maradona, said in october 2013, "messi is maradona every day. for the last five years, messi has been the maradona of the world cup in mexico." césar menotti, who as manager orchestrated their 1978 world cup victory, echoed this sentiment when he opined that messi plays "at the level of the best maradona". other notable argentines in the sport, such as osvaldo ardiles, javier zanetti, and diego simeone, have expressed their belief that messi has overtaken maradona as the best player in history.
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