Lionel Messi will surpass Lothar Matthaus and will be the player with the most matches played in the history of the World Cup.

He will make great history again. Lionel Messi, Who is already part of a select group of players who have played in five World Cups in history, continuing to break records. In the Qatar World Cup 2022, it exceeded Diego Maradona with his appearances for the Argentine national team, and in the final match against France, will break the record for the most appearances in the history of the Senior World Cup.

At the age of 35, Messi will reach 26 official matches and overtake Germany’s Lothar Matthaus at the top of the historic football World Cup finals table.

The Argentine captain has an excellent presence at the World Cup in Qatar, and now, in the final, he will be very happy to break the historical mark of Mateus, who played 25 matches for the German jersey.

Crack Rosarino is the player with the most caps in ArgentinaAnd the In addition to being the historical top scorer with his country’s national team. And he continues to make history… since his World Cup debut in Germany 2006, where he made three appearances and scored one goal.

In South Africa 2010, under the leadership of Maradona, he played five matches and left without being able to score. In Brazil 2014, on the other hand, he was part of the seven matches with four goals and finished second against Germany.

Russia 2018 was a real disappointment for Argentina and its captain, as they were eliminated after just four matches, in the Round of 16, by the champions, France. Among them all was Leo, who also contributed a goal.

He had just surpassed, against the Netherlands, in the quarter-finals, the Italian Paolo Maldini, with whom he tied in 23 matches, and against Croatia he surpassed the number 24 of the German Miroslav Klose. They are followed by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, with a score of 22, and the previously mentioned Maradona, who played 21 in the World Cup.

These are the top 5 players with the most appearances in the World Cup:

25 Lothar Matthaus (Germany)

25 Lionel Messi (Argentina)
24 Miroslav Klose (Germany)
23 Paolo Maldini (Italy)
22 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)