Piers Morgan has stuck by his contention that Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest player of all-time, despite Lionel Messi ’s fabulous performance against Croatia.
Messi moved onto five goals and three assists in this World Cup by helping send Argentina into the final with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night. The 35-year-old smashed a penalty into the top corner to open the scoring before producing some trademark magic to turn Josko Gvardiol inside out and set up Julian Alvarez’s second goal.
He is now Argentina’s all-time record goalscorer at World Cups and will have a chance to lift the trophy, following the disappointment in the 2014 final. Ronaldo will not have such an opportunity, following Portugal’s exit at the hands of Morocco in the quarter-final and, at 37, his chances of returning in 2026 appear slim.
