World Cup 2018: 5 records Lionel Messi can match or eclipse in Russia

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#3 Most goals as a captain in World Cup

Messi will be looking to surpass yet another Maradona record.
Messi will be looking to surpass yet another Maradona record.

Diego Maradona captained the Argentine team for a record 16 games during the World Cup. In those 16 games, he bagged 6 goals for Argentina. Maradona scored those goals while captaining the side in 1986, 1990, and 1994 World Cups.

On the other hand, Messi played his first World Cup as a captain in 2014, where he scored 4 goals. So, Messi only requires 3 more goals to eclipse the record of former Argentina skipper and manager to become the highest scoring captain in the World Cups.

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