What is Lionel Messi’s primary job on the football pitch? Simply put, the objective is to score goals and make them. And if points were given for those two attributes, Messi would deserve a 10 out of 10.
That’s because he now holds both major World Cup attacking records simultaneously: most goals and most assists. With 21 goals, he tops the all-time World Cup scoring charts, while his 10 assists are the most by any player in the history of the tournament.
Yet there is another remarkable story behind those aids. Messi, who began his World Cup journey in 2006, has recorded at least one assist in each of the six World Cups he has played in so far. No other footballer in history has achieved such a feat. What’s even more impressive is that his 10 assists have been provided to 10 different teammates.