World Cup 2022: Performance Comparison between Messi and Mbappe
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VIVA – In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina will play against France. Therefore, Lionel Messi is going to meet Kylian Mbappe at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, December 18, 2022. The two Paris Saint-German (PSG) star players are the mainstay players for Argentina and France in winning the 2022 World Cup championship.
However, in the statistics or performance comparison between the two in the 2022 World Cup, who is superior? Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappe? Well, here's the full review.
Lionel Messi dan Kylian Mbappe
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In terms of goals at the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have scored five goals each in six appearances. They are neck-and-neck in the race for the Golden Boot award.
Of Lionel Messi's five goals in the tournament, three of them came from the penalty spot. Mbappe's goals, on the other hand, all came from open play.
Kylian Mbappe managed three goals in the group stage (one against Australia, two against Denmark), before scoring two more in the last-16 win over Poland. Unfortunately, the PSG striker failed to score in the quarterfinals against England and the semifinals against Morocco.
Meanwhile, in assists, Messi provided more assists than Mbappe in the 2022 World Cup. Messi made three assists for Argentina in matches against Mexico, Netherlands, and Croatia, as reported by Opta site.
Then, Kylian Mbappe contributed two assists in the tournament, helping Olivier Giroud against Australia and Poland.
At a glance, the performance statistics show that Lionel Messi performed better than Kylian Mbappe in the 2022 World Cup. However, Mbappe looked very dangerous for France in the knockout stages, despite not scoring as many goals as he would have liked.
His dribbling stats in the tournament were horrific and it was clear that even the best defenders in the world didn't feel comfortable against him. Obviously, statistics will be irrelevant when these two stars meet up in the final. Then, in the end, whoever gets the trophy will be able to definitively say that he performed better.
