Lionel Messi, the star of Inter Miami, is preparing to participate in the 2025 Club World Cup when he faces tomorrow morning, Sunday, Al -Ahly, and can destroy many records.
The tournament will be held for the first time with the participation of 32 teams, hosted by the United States of America from June 15 to July 14.
The Argentine magician won the Club World Cup 3 times with Barcelona, but in light of the expansion of the tournament this year, his task will be very arduous due to the competition level.
Despite the difficulty of winning the title with Inter Miami in light of the technical and physical differences that are in the interest of the rest of its competitors, especially the giants of the European continent, the winner of the Golden Ball can 8 times (record number) to break 5 records in the championship this summer.
In the first group, Inter Miami faces the Egyptian Al -Ahly teams, Porto Porto and Brazilian Miras, and the first and second teams qualify for the stage of the knockout.
Historical scorer
Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the largest number of goals in the history of the Club World Cup with 7 goals. However, he will not participate in the tournament this summer, and then he will not be able to advance more.
On the other hand, Messi scored 5 goals in 5 Club World Cup matches, which means that he is only two goals late for Ronaldo’s standard number.
As he will participate in at least 3 games in the group stage, Messi will have a very appropriate opportunity to overcome Ronaldo’s current record.
Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez also enters the championship with 5 goals, followed by a small difference by Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Pedro (Flamingo), Salem Al -Dossary (Al -Hilal) and Hussein Al -Shahat (Al -Ahly), with 4 goals each.
Decisive passes
Messi will have a very arduous task if he wants to break this record, but everything can shine the star of the Argentine playmaker.
In the current situation, Messi has one decisive pass in the Club World Cup, and he will need to make at least 4 other goals in the tournament this summer to equal the record holder and 5 passes to destroy him.
Former Boca Juniors star Neri Cardoso and former Kashima Antlers playmaker Shuma Doui holds the record for the largest number of decisive passes in the championship with 5.
While playing with Inter Miami, Messi made a decisive pass every 204.9 minutes, but he would likely need to raise these numbers if he wanted to break this record.
Scoring contribution
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most trimmed player in the history of the Club World Cup with 10 goals (scored 7 goals and made 3).
Messi currently has 6 contributions to the tournament goals, and needs to contribute to 4 other goals this summer to equal Ronaldo’s standard number.
It is also worth noting that Salem Al -Dossary, the Saudi Al -Hilal star, also has 6 contributions to the goals in the championship, and he can also raise his score this summer.
The largest player to score in the World Cup clubs
Currently, former Argentine star Javier Zanetti holds this record, after he scored a goal in the World Cup 2010 at the age of 37 years, 4 months and 5 days.
As Messi is about to celebrate his 38th birthday, he will become the elderly player ever scored in the tournament if he succeeds in shaking the net.
Another older player from Messi may break this record in 2025, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric.
Best Player Award
At the end of the tournament, the best player will receive the Golden Ball award, while the silver and bronze football is presented to the second and the third best player in a row.
Messi holds the record for the largest number of golden balls in the history of the Club World Cup with two scores, but he may break his personal number if he won it again this year.
It is interesting that Ronaldo holds the record number of the most ascending times on the coronation platform, as he ranked third on 4 separate occasions.
Messi, who ascended on the coronation platform 3 times, may be equivalent to Ronaldo’s balance if he ranked third in the tournament this summer.
Lionel Messi statistics at the Club World Cup
- Matches: 5
- Goals: 5
- Decisive passes: 1
- Goals contributions: 6
Cristiano Ronaldo statistics at the Club World Cup
- Matches: 8
- Goals: 7
- Decisive passes: 3
- Goals contributions: 10