Messi vs. Ronaldo at World Cup: Goals, stats, records hint at who is the best player on the world stage prior to coming to Qatar?

Barcelona legend and current Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina talisman Messi are 35, while evergreen Ronaldo is still starring for Manchester United in the Premier League and Portugal on the world stage at the age of 37. The trio is preparing to feature with their national teams in the finals of the next edition of the World Cup Qatar 2022.
FIFA Qatar World Cup holds the fifth edition that sees Messi and Ronaldo feature in the World Cup finals. Messi and Ronaldo have both played at four World Cups. Here is a look at how they got on.

Ronaldo's career at the World Cup features 17 games
Recorded appearance in 1474 minutes
Score 6 goals
make 5 assists
The average goal every 271 minutes
He got 4 yellow cards
0 red cards

Scored against: Iran, North Korea, Ghana, Spain, and Morocco

Messi’s career at the World Cup

Participated in 19 matches
Recorded appearance in 1625 minutes
Score 6 goals
Make 5 goals
The average goal every 271 minutes
He got a yellow card
0 Red cards
Scored against: Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria