Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo they have not tired of break records And if that wasn’t enough, they are on the verge of fulfilling one more feat. So much Argentina What Portugal will be in Qatar 2022 and both will be called by their selections, so will join the club of players with five World Cups.
Antonio ‘La Tota’ Carbajal was the first to achieve this milestone when taking part in the World Cups of 1950, 1954, 1948, 1962 and 1966. Later, the German Lothar Matthaus equaled the feat in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998.
The goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon He went with Italy to the World Cups in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. The last player to accomplish this feat was Rafael Marquez, who disputed the tournaments of 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
Two other Mexicans could also enter this list: Andrew Saved and Guillermo Ochoa They were in the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups and everything indicates that they will be part of the Tata Martino Tricolor list.
At 37 and 34 years old, respectively, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will join this select club of the five-time World Cup players who, curiously, it is dominated by Mexicans, but We’ll see if either of them can claim the coveted Jules Rimet trophy at their last World Cup.