At the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina ended their 36-year title drought led by Lionel Messi. Messi took himself to a unique height by gifting the country with the World Cup trophy.
Earlier, in 1986, the late Diego Maradona won Argentina's second World Cup single-handedly. Who is the best of the two legends of two different eras?
A national survey was conducted in Argentina between January 9 and 12 with this question of storming the daily cup of tea.
According to the results of the survey published on Tuesday, most people in Argentina now think Messi is a better footballer than Maradona. The survey was conducted by an organization called "Opina Argentina".
60 percent of Argentines who took part in the survey chose Messi as the best footballer. Maradona is the best at 28 percent. The remaining 12 percent did not answer.
However, Maradona's popularity is still high among the lower class of society. 49 percent of this category judged Maradona as the best footballer. And 45 percent think Messi is the best. On the other hand, Messi's popularity is high among women, young people and the elderly.
The PSG superstar's popularity is highest among women. 69 percent of Argentine women think Messi is the best. On November 25, 2020, Maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 60.
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