Watching the 2018 World Cup in Russia has everyone jazzed up. Even those who aren’t normally football fans have their eyes glued to television screens or are getting live updates. And considering that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both exited the World Cup on the same day, we decided to look at the top players never to have won the biggest international prize.
Lionel Messi
How else would we start this list? Lionel Messi is considered by many to be the greatest player of the the 21st century. Although the Argentinian has failed to score in a total of 756 minutes of knockout football at the World Cup. From the bitter defeat in the 2014 final in to Argentina’s exits in 2006, 2010 and 2018, we have to ask ourselves if he’ll be making the greatest list in years to come.
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
If we’re talking about the greatest, naturally we have to mention Portugal’s hero, Cristiano Ronaldo. Time and time again, Ronaldo has saved Portugal but that skill just wasn’t enough at the 2018 World Cup. Following the Euro 2016 win, it seemed like Portugal’s win was in the bag but after their loss to Uruguay in Russia, that makes it four World Cups without a win. When Qatar 2022 rolls around, Ronaldo will be 37. Will that too late for the star?
Cristiano Ronaldo
