Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will take center stage at the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and remind fans in attendance and everyone watching in their television why they are still the best footballers on the planet. If Argentina and Portugal manage to advance in the group stages and round of 16 of the tournament, then the world may witness a clash of titans and a battle for supremacy between two of the greatest footballers today.
A Ronaldo vs Messi duel in the quarterfinals of this year's World Cup should be one for the ages!
For Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2013/2014 season can never be better. After seeing Messi take the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for four straight years, the Portuguese star has finally snatched one away from his greatest rival along with several distinguished awards in Champion's League, Copa del Ray, and European Golden Shoe, to add to his resume.
But for Ronaldo to go all the way to the top of the World Cup and cement his legacy as one of football's all time greats, he may need to pass through his biggest rival in La Liga first with Messi all geared up to lead his Argentinean squad in South American soil.
Since achieving an unprecedented fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or, Messi at 26 years of age continues to stand out, leading La Liga in scoring as his side won the 2013/2013 league title. In his stint with Barcelona, the football icon was universally recognized as a top goal scorer - with an impressive record of more than 350 goals in his career.
With the success of Real Madrid, Ronaldo may have outshined Messi in the recent year but the Argentian forward with his dynamic game is still widely regarded as the best footballer in the planet.
Even Brazilian star Neymar believes Messi is still the world's number one saying to Rik Sharma of Mail Online: "I also agree that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world, and I train every day with Messi. I know the way he plays and for me, he is the best of them all."
If Messi comes out on top form this coming July, Argentina will continue to become top contenders in the tournament. He brings in a very potent scoring threat that no other footballer can simply match. But with a hungry Ronaldo at the prime of his career looking to make a point to everyone including his long time critics, who knows what will happen if ever Argentina and Portugal meet in the quarterfinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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