Two stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, had to leave early after their respective teams were eliminated in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup on Saturday and Sunday, June 30 and July 1.
Both are the same as team captains. Last Saturday at the Arena kaza, Messi and his friends from Argentina defeated France 4-3. A few hours later at Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Ronaldo cs conquered Uruguay 2-1.
At the age of both, Messi 31 years and Ronaldo 33, performances in Russia this may be their last appearance at the World Cup.
That possibility will be the tragic side of two players who monopolize the best player award in the world in the last 10 years.
If Barcelona striker Messi, who had previously withdrawn from the 2016 Argentina team not appearing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he will end his career without winning a major trophy for his country.
After winning gold with Argentina at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, many soccer fans hope Messi can bring his country to the World Cup or at least the Copa America or South American Cup.
But, despite having the talent and skills of playing football special and supported by a number of great players, Messi and his friends still can not reach the World Cup trophy. Messi cs stalled in the quarter-finals twice in 2006-2010, beaten Germany 1-0 in the final four years ago in Brazil, and now halted France 4-3 in the last 16.
The Real Madrid star, Ronaldo, failed to bring Portugal to an impressive achievement at the World Cup after they won the European Cup for the first time in 2016.
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Ronaldo is still a central figure and Portugal coach Fernado Santos hopes he will continue to defend the National team and help him to foster a new generation of players.
Cristiano still has a lot to offer to football. There is still a September tournament, the European National League (UEFA) we hope he is with us to help young players grow Santos said.
Messi and Ronaldo never scored for his team in the knockout round or World Cup knockout.
Unfortunately, in the group phase at the 2018 World Cup, which took place with a half-competition system, Ronaldo still had time to show his skills.
Ronaldo scored three goals in one game or scored a hat-trick to save Argentina from the threat of defeat against Spain in the opening party. He equalized the score 3-3 with a brilliant free kick.
Ronaldo also scored Portugal's 1-0 win against Morocco.
Messi's appearance in the 2018 World Cup under the quality of Ronaldo. He took a deeper position in midfield and did not become the team's inspiration as usual. He also missed a goal from a penalty exit in the opening party against Iceland which ended with a 1-1 score.
One moment that is remembered as a legacy of Messi's skill is when he broke into the Nigerian goalkeeper after controlling the ball with his thigh.
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