Argentina's Moses is participating in the World Cup Final Week for the 5th time and probably the last time, which is very meaningful to him, and of course, he hopes to fulfill his dream of becoming a champion. At the same time, he has the chance to break the two records held by the late Manatana and become one of the greatest Argentine footballers of all time.
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The player with the most World Cup starts in the final week is Manatana, with 21, followed by Mez with 19. It is believed that the 35-year-old goal scorer will become Argentina's World Cup starter after the three group matches.
If Argentina reaches the quarter-finals, plus the final or third-place match, Mez will have a chance to play all seven matches, breaking the record of 25 World Cup starts held by Germany's Matthäus.
In addition, the statistical organization OPTA from 1966, Manatangna belongs to the World Cup history of the most accumulated assists players, reached 8 times, this year among the active players, Germany midfielder Thomas Mena has the most, 6 assists, and the United States has 5 times, the two have the opportunity to break Manatangna's record.
It's worth mentioning that the Argentine player with the most goals in the history of the World Cup is Batistuta, who has accumulated 10 goals, while Mez has already scored 6. In other words, if he scores 5 more goals, he can overtake Batistuta.