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Messi ends the Ronaldo debate?
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"Ronaldo is failing to rise to those moments again and again... Messi strings together a lot of small moments."
Lionel Messi became the leading World Cup scorer of all time with a brace against Austria, overtaking Miroslav Klose's longstanding record.
The panel reflect on the neverending Ronaldo debate and the diverging success they've been enjoying so far this summer. While Argentina are building around their captain to great success, Portugal have seemingly sacrificed their dynamism in the final third. Will Ronaldo answer his critics against Uzbekistan?
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