#3 International goals and trophies
While Messi has never won a single trophy in an Argentina shirt, Ronaldo led Portugal to their first European Championship title in 2016.
The Portuguese also took his national team to a third place finish in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.
The closest that Messi has come to success with his national team was in 2014 when he led the side to the finals of FIFA World Cup in Brazil where they lost to Germany in the finals.
In terms of goals, Ronaldo has scored 85 goals since his debut on August 2003 while Messi has hit the net 65 times for his national team.
It is yet to be seen whether Messi returns to his national team after he took a break from his international duties after the World Cup in Russia this summer.