Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Who has won more international trophies?

Rajarshi has been part of Khel Now since 2022, and he covers world football.

Published at :July 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM

Modified at :July 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM

Messi and Ronaldo both have won international trophies with their respective nations

Football fans worldwide have been obsessed with the topic of who is better—the Portuguese phenomenon or the empyrean Argentine—for the past ten years and will likely continue to do so.

People’s perceptions of players are influenced by their personalities and club and country allegiances, which can distort their assessment. Most people are aware of who they would choose.

So who is the best of all time, in reality? both have achieved a lot during their club career but with national teams both stars never won anything until 2016 Ronaldo finally took A Selecao to national glory while for Messi it took time and patience before he helped them clinch Copa America in 2021. So below we look at which player has won the most trophies.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Who has the most international trophies?

When Ronaldo won the Euro 2016 it looked like the former Real Madrid had finally ended the international curse of not winning a major trophy with Portugal while Messi during the same year lost Copa America 2016.

He further cemented his legacy in international tournaments when he won the Nations League with Selecao putting pressure on his adversary to achieve something with the national team.

Messi’s International career has been filled with highs and lows from retirement to coming back to the national team and then winning the 2021 Copa America then Finalissima and later the most coveted trophy of football FIFA World Cup.

In terms of World Cups, neither had prevailed until Argentina did so in 2022 after a succession of outstanding performances by Messi.

Before the 2022 World Cup, Portugal’s great Ronaldo had more goals and fewer games in his career. However, Messi turned things around in Qatar, helping his nation win the championship with an incredible seven goals and three assists.

The Selecao’s passage to the semi-final in 2006—when they were defeated by France and lost the third-place play-off against Germany—was the furthest Ronaldo has gone with Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Euro: 1

FIFA World Cup: 0

UEFA Nations League: 1

Finalissima: 0

Olympics: 0

Lionel Messi

FIFA World Cup: 1

Copa America: 1

Finalissima: 1

Olympics: 1

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Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.