Argentina’s hopes of ending a 36-year World Cup title drought in Qatar can be hampered by Brazil, France, and England, according to Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi.
“Whenever we talk about candidates, we always talk about the same teams,”
“If I have to put some above others I think Brazil, France and England are a little bit above the rest. But the World Cup is so difficult and so complicated that anything can happen.”
the Paris Saint-Germain attacker said in an interview with the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
Lionel Scaloni’s men are unbeaten in their last 35 games, which includes the Copa America final against Brazil in 2021. They are only two games away from breaking Italy’s record for the longest run of international matches without defeat.
Messi will compete in his fifth and almost certainly final World Cup, having first appeared on football’s biggest stage in 2006 in Germany. Argentina came close to lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in 2014, but lost to Germany in extra time thanks to a goal from Mario Goetze.
If Argentina and England finish first and second in their respective groups, they will not be able to meet until the final. Messi’s 1000th game could be in the final in Doha, and there is a sense of fate surrounding the diminutive Argentine this winter.
Meanwhile, Juventus wing-back Danilo also stated that Brazil cannot deny that they are among the favourites to win the FIFA World Cup. The five-time world champions will kick off their campaign on November 24 against Serbia, before facing Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G.
Brazil qualified directly for football’s premier international tournament by finishing first in the South American qualifiers with 14 wins, three draws, and no losses and Danilo expressed pride and responsibility for representing more than 200 million people in theircrazed homeland.
