Leaders in all-time World Cup goals and assists: who are they?

Argentinian national team striker Lionel Messi not only achieved his main career dream and became a world champion.

Fantastically playing at the World Cup in Qatar, the 35-year-old veteran also entered the football hall of fame and set a hardly improvable record.

Counting all the goals and assists scored in world championships, L. Messi climbed to the top of the legends list (21) overtaking Pele, Miroslav Klose, and other footballers.

Almost the only player who has a chance to improve this achievement in the next decade is striker Kylian Mbappe, who managed to rise to twelfth place on the list (14) after playing in two World Cups.