sorry but fuck the world cup...seriously...world cup happens every 4 years...Messi is week in week out the best player in the world. No one can touch Messi, no one comes close to Messi, with or without world cup. It really shouldn't matter whether a player is the best player in the world at a tournament that happens every 4 years. And ffs, France made it to the WC Final in 98 basically without Zidane(didn't play against Paraguay, against Italy was 0-0 and penalty kicks, against Croatia basically nothing). I don't think Argentina would even get into the second round of a tournament without Messi. So the comparison is ridiculous.
Also Maradona played in a different era, were tactics didn't matter as much as they do now and players played much more on national team level so there was some cohesion. So really...it's like saying Goodfellas isn't as good a movie as Dancing with the Wolves because Dancing with the Wolves won Oscars.
And Ronaldinho didn't pick up an injury...he didn't care anymore about football.
Also Maradona played in a different era, were tactics didn't matter as much as they do now and players played much more on national team level so there was some cohesion. So really...it's like saying Goodfellas isn't as good a movie as Dancing with the Wolves because Dancing with the Wolves won Oscars.
And Ronaldinho didn't pick up an injury...he didn't care anymore about football.
btw : i didnt say ronaldinho was victim of injury i mean you dont know what happen to a player as injury or lack of mitivation can be example ( case of ronaldnho as you said )