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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup may be their last, but they are proving age is just a number

Football's new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup.

Messi, 34, scored all five goals in Argentina's 5-0 win against Estonia on Sunday to move up to fourth in the all-time international goal scorers list with 86. At the top, the 37-year-old Ronaldo netted twice in Portugal's 4-0 win against Lisbon to reach 117.