No goals so far for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the ongoing Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024.

Both Ronaldo and Messi delivered average performances with poor statistics in the European Championship and Copa America, currently held in Germany and the United States, respectively. Despite this, both Portugal and Argentina successfully advanced to the next rounds of their respective tournaments.

Argentina topped Group A in Copa America 2024 with a perfect score of 9 points from three wins against Canada, Chile, and Peru. Portugal advanced from the top spot in Group F with six points from victories over Turkey and the Czech Republic.

Argentina will face the runner-up from Group B, likely either Mexico or Ecuador, in the Copa America quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the 2016 European champions Portugal will play against Slovenia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 today in Frankfurt.

Messi did not manage to score despite Argentina netting five goals in the group stage, having participated in the first two matches against Canada and Chile. This marks the first time in his career that Messi has failed to score in the opening matches of a tournament.

Ronaldo's performance was similarly underwhelming. He failed to score in the three group stage matches against Turkey, Georgia, and the Czech Republic. This is the first time in his career that Ronaldo has not scored in the group stage of the European Championship, having scored at least one goal in each of the five previous editions during the group stage.

Euro 2024 represents Ronaldo's worst performance in terms of goal contributions in the tournament. He only provided one assist in three matches, a stark contrast to his six goal contributions in the group stage of Euro 2020.

It seems we are witnessing the decline of Ronaldo and Messi's international careers, as this may be the last European Championship and Copa America for the 39-year-old Ronaldo and 38-year-old Messi.

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