Lionel Messi has become the top World Cup goalscorer of all time, sinking his 17th and 18th goals in Argentina’s match against Austria to beat a record formerly held by German striker Miroslav Klose.

Here's how Messi and Ronaldo have performed in the World Cup thus far.

How do their World Cup legacies compare?

Cristiano Ronaldo ended his international goal drought with two goals in Portugal's 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, then shut down a Lionel Messi question.

Roger Milla discusses Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's longevity and their chances of breaking his World Cup oldest ...

Charting the history and remarkable numbers behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry, from April 23, 2008 until ...

There's a growing ...

Kylian Mbappe is one goal behind Lionel Messi in the World Cup record chase, but history shows scoring gets harder after age ...

Haaland’s current goalscoring rate is better than any of the game’s elite and, frightening, he could get even better with more records in front of him.

After scoring two goals against Uzbekistan on Tuesday, June 23, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo was in no mood to talk about Lionel Messi.

His clutch brace for England has elevated Harry Kane to the 72-goal milestone for the season, eclipsing Cristiano Ronaldo and leaving only Lionel Messi's modern century record left to conquer. Harry ...