2022 World Cup Final: Lionel Messi, Hugo Lloris seeking to reach new milestones

Argentina captain Lionel Messi and France captain Hugo Lloris will be looking to reach new milestones on Sunday when the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup holds at the

Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.

While Messi will be aiming to break Pele’s record after becoming the highest goalscorer in Argentine football history in World Cups when he found the back of the net

in the game against Croatia.

He went past Gabriel Batistuta’s record of ten World Cup goals and also assisted Julian Alvarez brilliantly for the goal which sealed the deal for the Albiceleste.

If Messi comes up with a goal or an assist on Sunday, he would have levelled Pele’s record for the highest number of goal contributions in World Cup history.

He is currently at 19, while Pele stands at 20 albeit the Brazilian played 14 games and Messi has played 25.

Lloris, meanwhile, will be seeking to to set record as the goalkeeper with the most World Cup appearances.

Against Morocco, the Tottenham Hotspur goalie pulled level with Germany’s Manuel Neuer with 19 games, In Sunday’s final against Argentina he will set a new record.