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The clear contrast between two football legends in the first rounds of the World Cup
Al-Nasr captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been mocked by Saudi media after his poor performances against the Democratic Republic of Congo at the 2026 World Cup, compared to the brilliance of Argentina captain Lionel Messi.
And that day As Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Algeria, which he scored alone, Ronaldo failed to score as his country drew 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of Congo.In the first round of the World Championship.
Saudi Arabian journalist Khaled Al-Sheneif said during the “Durina Ghair” program of “Saudi Arabia” TV channel. “Unfortunately, none of the Arab teams managed to win. There was no victory for the Arabs in the first round.”
He also added: “There’s also the extraordinary success of (Lionel) Messi, (Kylian) Mbappe and (Erling) Holland, and (Cristiano) Ronaldo is sleeping in the honey.”
“There are books about football, there are volumes, and there are bigger things than that. Messi sealed it all and ended it all.”
“Messi is 39 years old, but he scored a hat-trick in his first match and became the best scorer in the world. He sealed football.”
Messi has already become the world’s all-time top scorer with 16 goals, equaling Germany’s Miroslav Klose, more than double Ronaldo’s World Cup tally so far (8).
Notably, the Argentina star captained his country to a World Cup win for the third time and first after a 36-year absence at the 2022 World Cup, while the Dons are still looking for their country’s first ever World Cup title.
