In January, Messi became the second player in the history of the Ballon d"Or to have won the trophy three consecutive times and since then, the Argentine has continued to amaze the footballing world with his performances for both Barcelona and Argentina.
“Messi is fantastic, but will only be a legend just like ‘the Phenomenon" [Ronaldo], Zidane, Maradona and other stars in the history of world football if he wins a World Cup," Ronaldo told Lance.
Messi has appeared in two World Cup"s with Argentina, reaching the quarter-finals on both occasions.
However, with his current club Barcelona, the 24-year-old has won the Champions League three times, the FIFA Club World Cup twice, the Spanish La Liga title twice and the Copa del Rey once.
