# Messi & Ronaldo — The Last Dance Overview

FanHQ26's **Last Dance** hub (/last-dance) covers **Lionel Messi's** and **Cristiano Ronaldo's** final World Cup with side-by-side career stats, every previous tournament edition, an 11-row head-to-head, an interactive "Who's the GOAT?" vote, and three shareable 1200×630 posters generated on the fly.

## Lionel Messi at WC 2026

Messi is **38 years old** at the 2026 World Cup. He is the **defending champion**, having won the trophy with **Argentina** in 2022, his fifth World Cup. Across five tournaments (2006–2022) Messi has **26 World Cup appearances, 13 goals, and 2 Golden Balls** (2014, 2022). He carries **8 Ballons d'Or**, the most in football history. His 2022 final against France is considered one of the greatest matches ever played.

## Cristiano Ronaldo at WC 2026

Ronaldo is **41 years old** at the 2026 World Cup, his **sixth** — the first man ever to play in six. Across five previous tournaments (2006–2022) he has **22 World Cup appearances and 8 goals**, including being the **first player to score at five different World Cups**. He has **5 Ballons d'Or** and is the all-time top international goalscorer, but has **never won the World Cup** — the one trophy missing from his cabinet.

## Head-to-Head

The page ships an 11-metric comparison table. Messi leads on **WC goals (13 vs 8), WC appearances (26 vs 22), WC titles (1 vs 0), Golden Balls (2 vs 0), and Ballons d'Or (8 vs 5)**. Ronaldo leads on **country goals (138 vs 112), country caps (218 vs 191), and career club goals (920 vs 870)**.

## Shareable Posters

Three posters render at /api/og/legend?p=messi, /api/og/legend?p=ronaldo, and /api/og/legends (versus). Each is a 1200×630 broadcast-style card with the player's photo, nation, jersey number, age at WC 2026, and headline stats. Photos are self-hosted from Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA licensing.

## Notes

The Last Dance hub is **free** and includes a "Pick your GOAT" community vote backed by a Supabase counter (one vote per visitor per day, fingerprinted server-side). This is **independent fan content**; FanHQ26 is not affiliated with FIFA.