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BOB PATEMAN ON THE SMALL GROUP OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE SHOWN REMARKABLE TOURNAMENT LONGEVITY...

Legend: Argentina’s Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup

ON WEDNESDAY, June 17, Lionel Messi is expected to become the first player to appear in a sixth World Cup finals when Argentina take on Algeria.
Later that day, his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo may well equal that record when Portugal start their campaign against DR Congo.
Ahead of this World Cup, six men had played in five tournaments and another two had been selected for five squads but not played every time. Four of this select ...

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