Created history, Messi-Ronaldo flee the same day

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The story was created in the last 16 of 2018 World Cup Saturday (30/6), after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were eliminated on the same day at the World Cup. Messi did not allow Argentina to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup after being beaten by France 3-4 at the Kazan Arena. While Ronaldo with the Portuguese national team beat Uruguay 1-2 at Fisht Stadium.

Cited by Opta, it is the first time that Ronaldo and Messi are eliminated from the same tournament and the same day in the professional career of both players

Lionel Messi (REUTERS / Dylan Martinez)

The failure of Ronaldo and Messi to enter the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup also left a mark on the route of the two players in the biggest football tournament in the world.

The spot is Ronaldo and Messi has still not been able to score in the knockout phase of the World Cup. Ronaldo failed to score in the phases of six decades or 514 minutes, despite firing 25 shots.

While Messi is much longer. The Barcelona player spent eight World Cup playoff stages (756 minutes) without scoring a goal despite 23 shots.

Ronaldo left the 2018 World Cup with four goals, while Messi scored a goal against Nigeria. Cristiano Ronaldo did not allow Portugal to beat Uruguay in the 2018 World Cup Round of 16. “/> Cristiano Ronaldo failed to beat Portugal in the 16th of the 2018 World Cup (REUTERS / Jorge Silva)