MESSI AND DI MARIA IN THE HISTORY


Picture : After the Olympic Games Gold Medal in 2008, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria won together the World Cup 2022. They are the only two players to do that after the second World War !


Messi and Di María joined the list of OG & WC winners

Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María became this year the 12th and 13th players in the history of football, winners of both the Olympic Games and the World Cup. 14 years before the triumph in Qatar, they won the gold medal of the 2008 Olympics.
All of the previous 11 players (7 from Uruguay and 4 from Italy) have done this before World War II.


WINNERS OF BOTH OLYMPIC GAMESAND WORLDCUP
    
PlayerCountryOlympicsWorld Cup
    
José AndradeUruguay1924, 19281930
Héctor Castro Uruguay19281930
Pedro CeaUruguay1924, 19281930
Lorenzo Fernández Uruguay19281930
Álvaro Gestido Uruguay19281930
José NasazziUruguay1924, 19281930
Héctor ScaroneUruguay1924, 19281930
Sergio BertoniItaly19361938
Alfredo FoniItaly19361938
Ugo LocatelliItaly19361938
Pietro Rava Italy19361938
Lionel MessiArgentina20042022
Ángel Di María Argentina20042022