The 2022 World Cup has been the latest chapter in the long-running rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Whilst both players arrived in Qatar with high hopes of winning the trophy for the first time in their careers, it is Messi who is left standing after leading Argentina to Sunday's final. Ronaldo's competition, on the other end, turned into a disaster as he lost his place in Portugal's starting line-up before they were knocked out by Morocco in the quarter-finals.
It is safe to say that Ronaldo's miserable tournament will have gone down particularly well in Argentina, where there is only one answer to the question of who is the best of their generation. With Messi one step away from international football's biggest honour, Argentina is close to dealing Ronaldo a hammer blow in his quest to be remembered as the greatest of all-time.
