On December 18, the Argentina national team became the 2022 World Champions. Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team defeated Kylian Mbappe and the French national team in a penalty shootout (3:3, pen. 4:2).
Argentine forward Lionel Messi won his 42nd career trophy. Only the Brazilian has more titles Dani Alves (43 trophies), who now plays for the Mexican UNAM Pumas.
Lionel Messi for Barcelona (35 trophies) won the championship of Spain 10 times, in addition to 4 times won the Champions League, 8 times became the owner of the Spanish Super Cup, 7 times – the Spanish Cup, and also won the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup three times .
The Argentine striker, together with PSG (2 trophies), won the French championship in 2022 and won the country’s Super Cup.
With the Argentina national team (5 trophies), Messi won the 2022 World Cup, the 2021 Copa América, the 2008 Olympics, the 2022 Finalissimo and the 2005 World Youth Championship.
Thus, to become a record holder for this indicator, Messi needs to win two more trophies. Together with the French PSG, he takes part in Ligue 1 (where the team is confidently leading), the French Cup and the Champions League.
🏆 Most trophy holders in history
1. Dani Alves (Brazil) – 43 trophies
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 42 3-4. Andres Iniesta (Spain) – 37 3-4. Maxwell (Brazil) – 37 5. Ryan Giggs (Wales) – 36 6-7. Gerard Pique (Spain) – 35 6-7. Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) – 35 8-9. Vitor Baia (Portugal) – 34 8-9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 34 10. Xavi – 33 11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) – 32
