#4 Most matches played in World Cups for Argentina
The mercurial Diego Maradona currently holds the record for most number of matches played for Argentina during his World Cup journey. Diego played a total of 21 matches, spanning over 4 World Cups from 1982 to 1994. Also, he captained his side in 16 games out of those 21 games, which is astonishing, to say the least.
Messi has played a total of 15 games for Argentina in World Cups. and if Argentina go all the way in Russia, Messi will be able to surpass the record held by Maradona and will become the highest capped player for Argentina in Wolrd Cups
Edited by Zeeshan Ali