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Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who has bailed his national team out on most occasions?

Messi and Ronaldo are the most-capped and the highest goalscorers of their respective national teams...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the standout performers for Argentina and Portugal respectively in the last decade and are still going strong for their respective countries.

Both the players have guided their nations to continental glory. While Ronaldo helped Portugal clinch their first-ever major international trophy, the Euro Cup in 2016, Messi clinched his first-ever international trophy with Argentina in the summer of 2021 when they won the Copa America beating arch-rivals Brazil 1-0 in the final.

Messi and Ronaldo have achieved multiple records in the international arena.