Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent two decades chasing, matching and surpassing one another across football's biggest stages. Now, after another week of World Cup history, the sport's defining rivals have arrived at one of the most remarkable statistical alignments of their careers.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi share the record for the longest World Cup goal span at 20 years, 11 days, with both scoring across five tournaments.

Durante casi dos décadas compitieron por todo. Este martes, en escenarios distintos y con camisetas diferentes, Lionel Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo volvieron a encontrarse en un…