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Lionel Messi
2014 · Panini Prizm World Cup · #12
Messi’s unqualified #12 identity in the 2014 Panini Prizm World Cup release.
- Sport
- Soccer
- Year / season
- 2014
- Set
- Panini Prizm World Cup
- Number
- #12
- Format
- Card
About this card
Lionel Messi’s 2014 Panini Prizm World Cup card is number 12 in that release. Prizm is Panini’s chromium brand, printed on reflective card stock. Most base cards also come in color parallels called Prizms, from the familiar Silver to short-printed colors, and the parallels keep the base card’s number.
Lionel Messi’s rookie-labeled entry in this catalog is the 2004–05 Panini Sports Mega Cracks #71, so this later issue carries no rookie label.
How to identify it
Tilt the card under a light. A base card has a plain chrome finish, while a Silver or color Prizm shows a distinct pattern or tint across the front, and numbered parallels carry a serial number, usually on the back.
In Lionel Messi’s run
Lionel Messi has 3 entries in this catalog, from 2004–05 to 2024–25, and this is the second of them by year. Nearby entries are listed below, so you can compare the releases that sit around this one.
- Lionel Messi, 2004–05 Panini Sports Mega Cracks #71
- Lionel Messi, 2024–25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions — Starball Legends #SL-10
In the 2014 checklist
The catalog’s selected checklist for the 2014 Panini Prizm World Cup release also includes Neymar Jr. and Cristiano Ronaldo. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.
What to know about this issue
- PSA’s identity record specifies year 2014, the World Cup set and number 12.
- No named parallel is imported from another specimen or inferred from the Prizm brand name.
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Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.
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