Messi walked more than half of the semi-final

* Argentina - France: 10pm Sunday, December 18, on MetaSports.

In the match against Croatia, Messi moved 8,247 meters. In it, he reached a speed of 0-7 km/h in 4,783 meters, according to FIFA statistics. Messi's highest speed in this match is 28.9 km/h, lower than even Emiliano Martinez. The Argentine goalkeeper reached a top speed of 30.9 km/h, although he only accelerated three times in the whole match. Of the 30 players participating in the semi-finals, 22 reached a higher top speed than Messi.

In his World Cup debut in 2006, Messi reached a top speed of 31.4 km/h. In Qatar 2022, if divided by the average of Argentina's past six matches, Messi's highest speed is 29.5 km/h. In the 2014-2015 peak season at Barca, Messi reached the highest average speed over the matches at 34.5 km/h.

In the Brazilian team, Neymar is also exempt from the responsibility of supporting the defense. But in the quarter-final against Croatia, the Brazilian superstar walked only 39% of the distance traveled in more than 120 minutes (12.9km).

But statistics also show that Messi participates in the most decisive ball situations of Argentina. At the 2022 World Cup, he scored 5 goals, assisted three goals, finished 23 times, of which 10 times hit the goal. Messi also passed the ball 295 times, succeeding 250 times. He passed into the penalty area 15 times, successfully passed 16 times, touched the ball in the penalty area 31 times and owned the highest expected goal index in the tournament (4.7).

In addition to winning the World Cup 2022, Messi can also win two individual titles, the top scorer and the best player of the tournament. Over six games, Messi has been voted the Best Player four times.