Messi bests Maradona in World Cup history

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FIFA World Cup 2026 stats: Messi passes Mbappe, beats Maradona, sets multiple records; Switzerland's 72 longest-ever in history
ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from the World Cup action on July 7

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Lionel Messi passes Maradona as FIFA World Cup assist leader
Ranking the 10 best World Cup players of all time, from Messi to Maradona and everyone in between
Lionel Messi is walking the El Diego path again, but this time he may be chasing the ending Maradona missed
There are World Cups won by great teams, and then there are World Cups seized by one man until the tournament itself begins to look like an extension of his will.

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FIFA World Cup: Lionel Messi scripts history, surpasses Diego Maradona to become all-time assists leader as Argentina edge Egypt in R16
Lionel Messi Surpasses Diego Maradona To Claim World Record, Scripts History At FIFA World Cup 2026
Lionel Messi fails to hold back tears after breaking Diego Maradona's World Cup record as Argentina enter quarter-final
Messi's assist for Romero was the ninth of his World Cup career, taking him past Diego Maradona for the most assists in the tournament's history.

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Messi makes World Cup history: Top scorer and top assist provider after Egypt thriller
Argentina vs Egypt, FIFA World Cup: Messi, Romero, Enzo bring ARG back from the dead to beat EGY 3-2 and reach quarters

Maradona says Messi did not deserve to win FIFA's Golden Ball

Diego Maradona has declared that Lionel Messi did not deserve to be chosen as the best player of the 2014 World Cup, suggesting the Argentina forward won the award for marketing reasons.

What was the 'Hand of God'? Diego Maradona goal still haunts England at World Cup

Follow for live updates from Mexico-England World Cup game! It is a play that is a crucial part of soccer history, and one that certainly would never happen today. Diego Maradona ran onto the end of an attempted clearance by England midfielder Steve Hodge,

A Messi miracle takes over the World Cup

The Lionel Messi World Cup obits were starting to be written. It’s a good bet that some were finalized. Egypt led Argentina 2-0 in a World Cup quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon, in the 79th minute. A new World Cup champion would be crowned.