Mbappé and Messi chase Pelé and Jairzinho's ultimate record 🤯 | OneFootball

Can they do it?

This Thursday evening, the quarter-finals get underway, featuring, of course, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.

While the two are locked in a fierce battle for the top scorer ranking, another legendary record is still within reach for both superstars.

Since the start of the competition, both players have made a decisive contribution in every match they have played, and they now have Pelé and Jairzinho in their sights.

The two Brazilians are the last two players to have made a decisive contribution in every match of a World Cup. A feat achieved in 1970 during the Seleção’s third title.

While Pelé had to rely on assists to claim this record, Jairzinho pulled off the feat of scoring in every match of the tournament.

Kylian Mbappé is in the same situation as King Pelé. The Frenchman scored in the matches against Senegal (x2), Iraq (x2), Sweden (x2), and Paraguay (x1), but provided two assists against Norway without scoring.

For his part, Lionel Messi has scored in every match he has played. Namely against Algeria (x3), Austria (x2), Jordan (x1), Cape Verde (x1), and Egypt (x1).

Do you think they’ll manage to go after this record?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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