Player record: identity and position
FactLionel Messi represented Argentina, with position listed as F, age 38 at the tournament opening and height 169 cm. These are registration facts, not proxies for ability.
FactLionel Messi's identity index records Argentina, position F, opening-day age 38 and height 169 cm. Those fields identify this person record and separate Lionel Messi from namesakes in other national teams.
Tournament footprint: minutes and output
FactLionel Messi has 6 appearances, 5 starts and 530 minutes in completed matches, with 8 goals and 2 assists at an average rating of 9.18. The totals are merged from match-by-match line-ups without inferred values.
FactLionel Messi's record can be checked field by field: Lionel Messi entered 6 match lists, Lionel Messi started 5 times, Lionel Messi made 1 substitute appearances and Lionel Messi logged 530 minutes; Lionel Messi had 0 recorded absences.
Role assessment: what the numbers support
AnalysisLionel Messi produced 8 goals and 2 assists from 33 shots in 530 minutes. Attacking output is read against playing time and tournament stage rather than allowing one finish to define the whole campaign.
AnalysisLionel Messi covered 98.1% of the team's standard match minutes; Lionel Messi averaged 88.3 minutes per appearance; Lionel Messi started 83.3% of those appearances. These measures describe usage only.
Team context: the boundary of the sample
AnalysisLionel Messi's team, Argentina, defines the individual sample. Argentina had played 6 matches at the snapshot: 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 17 scored and 6 conceded. The team remained in the tournament, which defines the player's available sample. The figures for Lionel Messi apply only to this completed match window.