Franz Beckenbauer vs. Lionel Messi: Titles Won Comparison
Who won the most tournaments, Lionel Messi or Franz Beckenbauer? Here you have the details, head to head, of the titles won by each of these players with their national teams and the international and domestic titles won with their clubs.
With his national team, Lionel Messi won 4 titles more than Franz Beckenbauer, 6 against 2. They are tied on FIFA World Cups won with 1 title each.
At club international level, Lionel Messi won 6 titles more than Franz Beckenbauer, 11 against 5.
When you consider domestic leagues, tournaments and cups, Lionel Messi surpasses Franz Beckenbauer in titles won 29 to 12.
Of course, these stats only tell a part of the story since they don't take into consideration the value of each tournament or how relevant the players were for their teams.
Tournaments with the National Team: | |
 Franz Beckenbauer |  Lionel Messi |
| 2 national team titles | 6 national team titles |
  FIFA World Cup | |
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Others Titles | |
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International Tournaments Won: | |
Franz Beckenbauer | Lionel Messi |
| 5 international titles | 11 international titles |
Intercontinental | |
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Continental | |
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Domestic Tournaments Won: | |
Franz Beckenbauer | Lionel Messi |
| 12 domestic titles | 29 domestic titles |
First Division Leagues | |
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Copas | |
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Super Cups | |
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League Cups | |
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Other Cups | |
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