Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in his last five World Cup appearances after launching a rocket and later cleaning up a rebound for Argentina against Algeria on Tuesday.

Here's how Messi and Ronaldo have performed in the World Cup thus far.

Just when you think he’s done leaving the world in awe with his extraterrestrial quality, Lionel Messi reminds us his greatness knows no bounds. In his first World Cup appearance as a champion, Messi scored a hat-trick against Algeria in Argentina’s ...

The love story between Lionel Messi and the FIFA World Cup has now lasted 18 years. It had its first chapter in the Netherlands in 2005, when Argentina won the Under-20 World Cup title, and Messi won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot. The last chapter ...

Lionel Messi needed fewer games than Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 900 career goals, even though Ronaldo was the first player to get there. That is what makes the latest milestone so interesting. Messi has joined the 900-goal club later in time, but he has ...