जहां लियोनेल मेसी की तुलना में क्रिस्टियानो रोनाल्डो सर्वकालिक विश्व कप स्कोरर सूची में स्थान पर हैं

Lionel Messi currently shares the top spot on the all-time World Cup scoring list after netting a spectacular hat-trick against Algeria. This achievement brings his total to 16 World Cup goals, placing him level with Germany's Miroslav Klose. In contrast, Cristiano Ronaldo does not feature in the top 15 list of historic World Cup goal-scorers. He has scored eight goals across his five tournament appearances, leaving him significantly behind his Argentinian counterpart in this specific ranking.