5 records of Cristiano Ronaldo that Messi might not be able to break

#2 International goals & success

Ronaldo has enjoyed more success in international competitions than Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed a lot of international success compared to Lionel Messi. Ronaldo led Portugal to UEFA European Championship success in 2016 and also to a third-place finish in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017.

Messi has never won silverware with Argentina. He led Argentina to the finals of 2014 FIFA World Cup where they lost to Germany in the final showdown. In terms of goals for the national team, Ronaldo is leading the way by some distance.

The Portuguese captain has scored 79 goals whereas the Argentine only has 61. 18 goals is a huge difference, considering the number of international games played in a year. But Lionel Messi has time on his side to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo.