Dobranoc

In FIFA World Cup:

Pele scored 12 Goals.
Messi scored 13 Goals

Pele assisted 6 times
Messi assisted 8 times

Pele played 2 Finals
Messi played 2 Finals

Pele won 1 Golden Ball
Messi won 2 Golden Ball

Messi holds the record of most chance create, most dribbles, most MOTM, most KO stage goal contributions, most match win, most min played....

Meanwhile, Pele won 3 WC with a super gifted squad where Brazil won 1 final without him. So the debate is irrelevant here. Don't mix it with Messi. They both are world cup legend.