Messi sets a record after scoring and passing against Croatia.

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Lionel Messi the star of the Argentine national team More statistics after a superb performance, both goals and assists. As the team beat Croatia 3-0 in the football World Cup semi-finals.

Messi made yet another standout performance as Argentina thrashed Croatia 3-0 in the World Cup semi-finals last Tuesday. making it through to the finals as the first team Wait for the winner between France and Morocco.

This match made Messi set a number of statistics as follows.

– 11 goals scored at the World Cup finals, surpassing legendary striker Gabriel Batistuta as the top-scoring Argentine at a World Cup. 

– Eight assists in all-time World Cup history with Diego Maradona UFABET

– 19 goals involved in a World Cup final (11 goals and 8 assists), a record level with Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo and Gerd Muller since. Recording since 1966 

– Appeared in his 25th World Cup final, a record equaling that of Germany legend Lothar Matthaus.

– Be the first player to “Both shot and pass” in a single game in a total of 4 games. The first game was against Serbia in the 2006 World Cup. While the third match was this World Cup against Mexico, the Netherlands and Croatia. 

– Scored or assisted in 13 World Cup finals, a record level with Brazil legend Ronaldo.  

– Scored 16 goals for Argentina in 2022, more than they have ever scored in a year. 

– He has won the most Man of the Match titles of all time at a World Cup at 10 games, having done so four times in this World Cup.