World Cup
Why? According to the score, Messi is the best player in the Uruguay-Argentina match.
On the night of November 17, the 2026 FIFA World Cup 5th round qualifying match was played between the national teams of Argentina and Uruguay in the South American region. The match ended with the guest team leading 0:2.
Ronald Araujo and Darwin Nunez scored for the Uruguayans.
After the end of the match, the Statistics Portal awarded the scores to the players. The leader and captain of the Argentines was recognized as the best Lionel Messi. He got 8 points.
Interestingly, Araujo and Nunez, the authors of the goals scored, received lower scores: 7.8 and 6.8 respectively.
Messi himself was unable to help the team save the match in any way, but he did stand out with an elbow strike and a catch on the opponent’s throat.
Scores of the match Uruguay – Argentina – 0:2
Source: Sport UA
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