Messi could play the World Cup final for the third time and match Cafu
Leo Messi, with the Argentine team, played 2014 and 2022, respectively, in Brazil and Qatar; Cafu, with Brazil, participated in 1994 (in the United States), 1998 (in France) and 2002 (in Japan).
Leo Messi after Argentina defeated England in the semi-final.
The player of the Argentine team, Leo Messi, will be ableto match on Sunday with the Brazilian Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, Cafu, on the list of players who have played the World Cup final three times in football history . So far, only Cafu has done so, but Messi, if he goes out in the final that Spain and Argentina will play on Sunday, would match the mark of the former Brazilian footballer.
In fact, Cafu played in 1994, 1998 in the United States, 1998 in France, 2002 in Japan, and Brazil won the title in 1994 and 2002, in which Cafu, as captain, received and raised the World Cup.
Messi, however, participated in the 2014 final in Brazil and 2022 in Qatar, the latter being won by Argentina, while Messi, as captain, was able to raise the World Cup.
In addition, four other players have managed to reach the final of the World Cup three times, but they jumped into the field in two of them: Pelé and Ronaldo from Brazil, and Matthaus and Littbarskifrom Germany.
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