[Qatar World Cup] Two GOAT Controversies Too Bright and Too Dark…Messi Ranks 1st in World Cup Ratings, Ronaldo 2nd Worst

Last Updated on 12/21/2022 by てんしょく飯

On December 18, the World Cup in Qatar ended with Argentina winning the tournament for the third time, defeating France in a penalty shootout (4-2) after a 3-3 tie.

The ratings of players who played five or more games (quarterfinalists) showed a clear difference between the two teams.

Sofascore, a major data site, updated its latest data by adding the final results of the World Cup by December 19. In the ratings of players who played five or more games (quarterfinalists) in the tournament, the two players who had been leading the “GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)” debate before the tournament were clearly separated.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (35, Paris Saint-Germain) ranked first out of 86 players with a rating of 8.27, the only one in the 8-point range, while Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (37, no team) ranked 85th, the second worst overall, with a 6.46.

The “best 11” below Messi are as follows. The “best 11” below Messi were as follows: (1) Griezmann (France), (2) Griezmann (France), (3) Griezmann (Argentina), (4) Messi (France), and (5) Griezmann (Argentina).

(2) Griezmann (France=Atletico Madrid) 7.70

(3) Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France) 7.61

(4) Hakupo (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands) 7.42

(5) Brint (Holland=Ajax) 7.38

(6) Bellingham (Dortmund, England) 7.34

(7) Maguire (England=Manchester United) 7.34

(8) Rybakovic (Croatia=Dinamo Zagreb) 7.33

(9) Konate (France=Liverpool) 7.32

(10) T. Hernandez (AC Milan, France) 7.30

(11) Nopert (Heerenveen, Netherlands) 7.28

The three worst players other than Ronaldo are La Martinez (Inter Milan) of Argentina at 6.35 at the bottom and Vlasic (Torino) of Croatia at 6.50 overall at 84th.