The footballing world is drenched in mega sporting events with exciting matches in Copa America 2024 and UEFA Euro 2024. Top teams from both continents, which had dominated the sport from the start battle out for supremacy in their respective regions and will face each other to be crowned as best amongst the two. One striking similarity between the two tournaments is the involvement of two of the best players – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who captivated the game for over two decades playing in their last major tournaments. Cristiano Ronaldo Says, ‘Will Always Be All of Us’ Ahead of Portugal vs France UEFA Euro 2024 Quarter-Final (View Post).

But the coincidences don’t end there as the ever-lethal duo is yet to score a goal in respective competitions and have one assist each in their group stage matches. Their fixtures are also nearly synced with both teams playing their matches nearly on the same day. Both Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal are in the knock-out phases of the competition, with the Argentina National Football Team advancing to the semis of the Copa America 2024 earlier today (on July 5, 2024) and the Portugal National Football Team later playing their quarterfinal match against France to book their place in the semis.

The level of ‘coincidences’ reached its peak as Lionel Messi missed a penalty against Ecuador in the Copa America 2024 quarterfinal. Interestingly, Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to score a penalty (which was saved by the goalie) earlier in his match against Slovenia. Their goalkeepers stepped up for their captain’s penalty misses and won the game in the shoot-out. As mentioned earlier, the match schedules were very close to each other, the stars missed their penalties within a few days span. Fans React As Lionel Messi Misses Penalty During Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024 Quarterfinal, Draws Comparison With Cristiano Ronaldo's Missed Penalty

Lionel Messi Missed Penalty Video

Cristiano Ronaldo's Penalty 

While fans are thrilled with the ‘Parallel’ universe both these stars are enjoying at the moment, they are looking forward to seeing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lifting the Copa America 2024 and UEFA Euro 2024 respectively, with a bonus of watching these two mega stars playing against each other in the Finalissima 2025.

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