Lionel Messi equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record, know how many hat-tricks Messi has scored in international football, and how many have Ronaldo?
Messi and Ronaldo have been popular in world football for the past decade and a half. There is always a debate about who is the best between Messi and Ronaldo, who are considered to be the greatest players of their generation.
Ronaldo and Messi’s fans are equal all over the world. There is always a debate between the two supporters over who is the best player.
After a year in the midst of this chaos, the Argentine superstar and world champion Lionel Messi has managed to score a hat-trick.
Messi, who has scored a hat-trick for his country every year since 2020, scored a hat-trick against Bolivia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup South America qualifying match.
It is his 10th hat-trick for international football and equals his nearest rival Ronaldo. Messi has so far scored 59 hat-tricks for club and country. Among active players before Messi, his main rival is only Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has 66 hat-tricks so far, he is 7 hat-tricks ahead of Messi. In senior international football, Ronaldo has scored the most 133 goals and Messi has scored 112 goals.
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The list of players who have scored the most hat-tricks in international football is as follows.
List of Most hat-tricks in international football
| Player | Country | Hat-Tricks |
| Vivian Woodward | England | 10 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 10 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 10 |
| Sven Rydell | Sweden | 9 |
| Ali Mabkhout | United Arab Emirates | 9 |
| Poul Nielsen | Denmark | 8 |
| Gerd Müller | West Germany | 8 |
| Ali Daei | Iran | 8 |
| Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 7 |
| Pelé | Brazil | 7 |
| Ali Al-Biski | Libya | 7 |
