2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[YOSHIE]

FOr most of the people Brazil is the hot favourite and for others. Portugal is on the hit list.
But one thing is important to see

Yes, maybe I should admit how people always talk about Brazil.
Precisely what people often talk about these five countries.
[🇫🇷: France.
[🇧🇷: Brazil.
[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: England
[🇦🇷: Argentina
[🇵🇹: Portugal

However, I'm not sure that Brazil can enter the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA world cup in Qatar this time, let alone the final, even though Brazil has won several world cups, I don't deny the fact.

However, this is the generation of football in 2022, the story is different from 2002, when Brazil beat Germany 2-0, I have more confidence in the European representatives this time like: France, Spain and Germany went all the way to the end of the semi-finals and finals, though that will all be evident when the match kicks off in Qatar.

how Qatar will deal with Alcohol and other things which are banned in Islamic states.

Qatar has a tax on beer, wine and alcoholic beverages, which are priced at 340 riyals/bottle, while wine is priced at 86 riyals/bottle, for that amount of money, it's nothing for world football players, even though Qatar is Islamic, it doesn't mean that Qatar doesn't have alcoholic beverages, it's actually the top and most expensive alcohol there, there is no obstacle to that.

[KTChampions]

I don't think Brasil is the biggest favorite for this tournament but they are always in the discussion. They used to have more powerful squad but now they are mid team at best. Neymar is not the ideal leader, they are far away from real Ronaldo and then Ronaldinho era.
England never had an achievement for years, they always say maybe this time but it never happens. I'll probably stick with Argentina this time as I want Messi to finally lift the trophy before he retires.

Wishful thinking  For all his shortcomings, Neymar is clearly a better leader than Messi, and Brazil is clearly a stronger team than Argentina. I do not think that Brazil will become champions (one of the European teams should become). As for England, I would say that they are in the position of Spain before they made the treble (two European Championships + World Cup in a row), I don’t know if they will be lucky this time, but the possibility of this cannot be ruled out.

[SatoPrincess]

England is good, but way too volatile. Besides that, I also have my thoughts about the quality of the coach. An inexperienced coach who has never achieved anything anywhere. You can never become World Champion with that. France has had a poor preparation so far, but that's not saying much. Brazil has a very strong team, but it wouldn't surprise me if Argentina takes the title. After all, a title suits the best football player in the world, Messi.

I've never considered England to be a big contender for European or World titles... They have a great level of club football, but the high results the national team has started to achieve in the last 4 years... In 2018 they finished 4th in the World Cup and in 2020 they played in the final of the European Championships but finished 2nd... Probably the bookies are making them second favourites for a reason, but I don't think England will win...

English clubs are very good in European club competitions and achieve excellent results, but mostly due to financial power and a large number of foreign players in English clubs.
On the other hand, of course, only English players can play in the English national team, and England is not as dominant there as in club football.
In fact, it is incredible that a country that is the cradle of football, and that has such a long tradition, is so bad in representative football and that they were world champions only once, way back in 1966 on their own field and with the help of a controversial referee.
I think that Brazil and France, not England, are the main favorites at the World Cup in Qatar.

I think the English national team has the talents in the squad that could give them any trophy including the world cup but their performance have always been average in all competitions. I think they need a better experienced manager to take over because their current manager is not able to get the best out of the talents at his disposal. They are like PSG team under Mauricio Pochettino

[wiss19]

Well... Brazil has already lost 7-0 in a game for the FIFA World Cup, it's something that every Brazilian like me would like to forget, but there's no way... it's something that will be forever marked in the minds of everyone who watched it. that shame.

Anyway, Brazilian football hasn't lost its credibility, I myself believe that the Brazilian team has many chances to win this world cup.
So, I also wouldn't take the merit of England because of a single game in which they were bad, that happens even with the best teams.

I don't think Brasil is the biggest favorite for this tournament but they are always in the discussion. They used to have more powerful squad but now they are mid team at best. Neymar is not the ideal leader, they are far away from real Ronaldo and then Ronaldinho era.
England never had an achievement for years, they always say maybe this time but it never happens. I'll probably stick with Argentina this time as I want Messi to finally lift the trophy before he retires.

I am feeling this is an ideal and realistic review about two teams which are currently having too much hype for this coming world cup which is going to play in Qatar in November. England has never been quality team for this even they need to do some more work if they want to win trophies because their mostly players are tired with their domestic setup, and they were never able to perform good in this event. Southgate is also not good coach which can bring good results for this team, even he is also hyped for last few months which is just because of bookmakers tag about England is second or third favorite team in this event.

Brazil which is most favorite I am also having not positive feeling about them but still they are underdog's and can do anything with their samba style.

[Webetcoins]

I don't think Brasil is the biggest favorite for this tournament but they are always in the discussion. They used to have more powerful squad but now they are mid team at best. Neymar is not the ideal leader, they are far away from real Ronaldo and then Ronaldinho era.
England never had an achievement for years, they always say maybe this time but it never happens. I'll probably stick with Argentina this time as I want Messi to finally lift the trophy before he retires.

Wishful thinking  For all his shortcomings, Neymar is clearly a better leader than Messi, and Brazil is clearly a stronger team than Argentina. I do not think that Brazil will become champions (one of the European teams should become). As for England, I would say that they are in the position of Spain before they made the treble (two European Championships + World Cup in a row), I don’t know if they will be lucky this time, but the possibility of this cannot be ruled out.

I am not agreed with you about this here Neymar is never been better than Messi because he is mostly having issues which injuries and never give his best for Brazil he is far from Ronaldo and his other top ranked leaders with this all I am still positive about them in this world cup, but I am feeling Argentina is also having fair chance for this event because they are also in the best shape and their few players are capable to give their best in this event.

After having these two I am going with two European teams which are Germany and France because these two also performing consistently and having few quality players which are able to perform in this mega event no other team is near them, but upsets can happen which already have in past many times.

[DanWalker]

I don't think Brasil is the biggest favorite for this tournament but they are always in the discussion. They used to have more powerful squad but now they are mid team at best. Neymar is not the ideal leader, they are far away from real Ronaldo and then Ronaldinho era.
England never had an achievement for years, they always say maybe this time but it never happens. I'll probably stick with Argentina this time as I want Messi to finally lift the trophy before he retires.

Wishful thinking  For all his shortcomings, Neymar is clearly a better leader than Messi, and Brazil is clearly a stronger team than Argentina. I do not think that Brazil will become champions (one of the European teams should become). As for England, I would say that they are in the position of Spain before they made the treble (two European Championships + World Cup in a row), I don’t know if they will be lucky this time, but the possibility of this cannot be ruled out.

I am not agreed with you about this here Neymar is never been better than Messi because he is mostly having issues which injuries and never give his best for Brazil he is far from Ronaldo and his other top ranked leaders with this all I am still positive about them in this world cup, but I am feeling Argentina is also having fair chance for this event because they are also in the best shape and their few players are capable to give their best in this event.

After having these two I am going with two European teams which are Germany and France because these two also performing consistently and having few quality players which are able to perform in this mega event no other team is near them, but upsets can happen which already have in past many times.

I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.

[Theones]

One of the sponsors of the World Cup is Budweiser. They make an enormous amount of money by selling low cost yet high priced beer at the stadiums in every single World Cup.

I think they will somehow get to an agreement where they will sell beer at the stadiums. When the World Cup was in Brazil, FIFA literally had to talk to the politicians so that they change a law that banned the sale of alcohol in stadiums. My guess is that the same will happen here. They probably don't want to make this too public, but it will happen. There's just too much money involved.

Budweiser is a beer brand that is produced by Anheuser-Busch. I don't think that they are very concerned about the sales inside the stadiums. They spent a huge amount to become one of the official sponsors, and in return they want their brand name to be flashed everywhere in the media and the venues. Now this is a concern. I don't know whether the Qatari authorities would allow alcohol brands to be advertised inside the stadiums. If that is not allowed, then Anheuser-Busch should pull out of the sponsorship and sue FIFA for the damages.

That's is an important point how will beer be sold in public when there will be huge crowd there. Also there are so many other things which are banned in Islamic states. That's involve gambling too. I am sure Qatar is going to deal with all these things wisely but I am very much interested in knowing how they will do it.

[Shasha80]

I don't think Brasil is the biggest favorite for this tournament but they are always in the discussion. They used to have more powerful squad but now they are mid team at best. Neymar is not the ideal leader, they are far away from real Ronaldo and then Ronaldinho era.
England never had an achievement for years, they always say maybe this time but it never happens. I'll probably stick with Argentina this time as I want Messi to finally lift the trophy before he retires.

Wishful thinking  For all his shortcomings, Neymar is clearly a better leader than Messi, and Brazil is clearly a stronger team than Argentina. I do not think that Brazil will become champions (one of the European teams should become). As for England, I would say that they are in the position of Spain before they made the treble (two European Championships + World Cup in a row), I don’t know if they will be lucky this time, but the possibility of this cannot be ruled out.

I am not agreed with you about this here Neymar is never been better than Messi because he is mostly having issues which injuries and never give his best for Brazil he is far from Ronaldo and his other top ranked leaders with this all I am still positive about them in this world cup, but I am feeling Argentina is also having fair chance for this event because they are also in the best shape and their few players are capable to give their best in this event.

After having these two I am going with two European teams which are Germany and France because these two also performing consistently and having few quality players which are able to perform in this mega event no other team is near them, but upsets can happen which already have in past many times.

I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.

If I compare Neymar to Messi, of course I have no doubts that Messi is better as a leader. Moreover, seeing Neymar's behavior at PSG is not good,
often seen living an unhealthy life and several times Neymar came to the training ground drunk. So it's only natural that now PSG's management
has decided to sell Neymar, because the current Neymar's performance and behavior is getting worse. So I believe Messi is better than Neymar,
so Messi in leading and motivating the Argentine national team can definitely do well.

Regarding the strength of Brazil and Argentina, they are almost the same, both countries have good players and play in many big European teams.
So comparing the two is a bit difficult for me, but if I had to choose I think Argentina is stronger than Brazil. I agree that the prediction for
the 2022 World Cup winner is probably not Brazil or Argentina, indeed so far France is the strongest candidate to win the 2022 World Cup trophy.
Apart from having a good squad, France also has a pretty solid teamwork in my opinion.

[Rabi3]

England will have to play a lot better to become world champions. It may not say everything, but they lost 0-4 at home to Hungary last in the Nations League? I don't see countries like Brazil and France doing that anytime soon. And then also at home. I think England made a bad and strange choice with the appointment of Southgate as coach. Little experience and no big club trained. England is not just a country to coach. They should have asked someone else. Would Ferguson not be interested? I think this World Cup is going to be a huge disappointment for England.

Well... Brazil has already lost 7-0 in a game for the FIFA World Cup, it's something that every Brazilian like me would like to forget, but there's no way... it's something that will be forever marked in the minds of everyone who watched it. that shame.

Anyway, Brazilian football hasn't lost its credibility, I myself believe that the Brazilian team has many chances to win this world cup.
So, I also wouldn't take the merit of England because of a single game in which they were bad, that happens even with the best teams.

of course Brazil haven't lost their credibility, they're still one of the best, I'm really surprised that people are favoring England over Brazil which sounds insane to me, but mostly the majority of people are wrong and lose in gambling, so I'm going with Brazil to win the world cup and turn the page of that bug loss against Germany.

[nullama]

Yeah, I agree.

That's insane, I would always put Brazil as the winner against England. There's just no way England can win against them.

I also still remember the "Hand of God" of Maradona in England vs Argentina.

I just think England doesn't get good results against South American teams.

[Sithara007]

of course Brazil haven't lost their credibility, they're still one of the best, I'm really surprised that people are favoring England over Brazil which sounds insane to me, but mostly the majority of people are wrong and lose in gambling, so I'm going with Brazil to win the world cup and turn the page of that bug loss against Germany.

They are the best, not "one of the best". Brazilians and Argentines are natural football champions. It is in their blood. No other confederation or country can claim this (maybe Italy and Spain to some extent). In terms of talent, these two countries are far ahead of their rivals in UEFA (other confederations are in this world cup just to make up the numbers). But the UEFA teams do have an advantage in terms of good infrastructure, training facilities and money power. On top of that, UEFA steals the best players from Africa.

[nullama]

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They are the best, not "one of the best". Brazilians and Argentines are natural football champions. It is in their blood. No other confederation or country can claim this (maybe Italy and Spain to some extent). In terms of talent, these two countries are far ahead of their rivals in UEFA (other confederations are in this world cup just to make up the numbers). But the UEFA teams do have an advantage in terms of good infrastructure, training facilities and money power. On top of that, UEFA steals the best players from Africa.

Yeah, I agree.

I would also even put Uruguay in there. They have at least the same amount of world cup trophies as Argentina. And they won 2 times more in "prehistoric" times 

At the end of the day, Uruguay is very similar to Argentina in terms of culture, so it makes sense that they share the same passion for football, and mate.

[MinMan]

I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.

Qatar is neutral place for European and South Americans for having trophy this time last time we have World Cup at neutral place then Spain was winner at South Africa in 2010 and now its almost two decades European are dominating in this event with Brazil won in 2002 and Argentina lost final against Germany in 2014 with this all I have feeling most chances European are again going to dominate in this event with Germany and France both are very strong contenders and Brazil and Argentina can upset but still need some more time for having strong squads who can beat these European teams which are having improved quality and too many skilled players with Brazil and Argentina also having quality players, but they are not able to play as perfect units.

[Sithara007]

Yeah, I agree.

I would also even put Uruguay in there. They have at least the same amount of world cup trophies as Argentina. And they won 2 times more in "prehistoric" times 

At the end of the day, Uruguay is very similar to Argentina in terms of culture, so it makes sense that they share the same passion for football, and mate.

Agreed on the similarity between Uruguay and Argentina. Although they speak Spanish now, the majority of the population in both the countries can trace their ancestry to Southern Italy (strong German component in Argentina as well). And as we know, Southern Italy is the powerhouse of football in Europe. The immigrants carried that culture to both Uruguay and Argentina when they migrated to that country more than a hundred years ago. But in terms of population, Uruguay is only around 1/10th of Argentina, and 1/50th of Brazil.

[nullama]

Yeah, I agree.

I would also even put Uruguay in there. They have at least the same amount of world cup trophies as Argentina. And they won 2 times more in "prehistoric" times 

At the end of the day, Uruguay is very similar to Argentina in terms of culture, so it makes sense that they share the same passion for football, and mate.

Agreed on the similarity between Uruguay and Argentina. Although they speak Spanish now, the majority of the population in both the countries can trace their ancestry to Southern Italy (strong German component in Argentina as well). And as we know, Southern Italy is the powerhouse of football in Europe. The immigrants carried that culture to both Uruguay and Argentina when they migrated to that country more than a hundred years ago. But in terms of population, Uruguay is only around 1/10th of Argentina, and 1/50th of Brazil.

That's actually quite interesting.

Yes, Argentina and Uruguay both share Italian roots, so that explains why they might be very good as Italy.

But then you have Brazil, which has roots from Portugal, but Brazil is way better than Portugal! 

[joker_josue]

Agreed on the similarity between Uruguay and Argentina. Although they speak Spanish now, the majority of the population in both the countries can trace their ancestry to Southern Italy (strong German component in Argentina as well). And as we know, Southern Italy is the powerhouse of football in Europe. The immigrants carried that culture to both Uruguay and Argentina when they migrated to that country more than a hundred years ago. But in terms of population, Uruguay is only around 1/10th of Argentina, and 1/50th of Brazil.

That's actually quite interesting.

Yes, Argentina and Uruguay both share Italian roots, so that explains why they might be very good as Italy.

But then you have Brazil, which has roots from Portugal, but Brazil is way better than Portugal! 

This is a historical analysis, interesting without a doubt, but nothing related to the current quality of today's players.
Even because football appeared in almost all these countries at the same time, at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The first clubs in Portugal and Brazil appeared at practically the same time, for example. So there is no relationship between the two in terms of football style or popularity.

[3meek]

Yeah, I agree.

That's insane, I would always put Brazil as the winner against England. There's just no way England can win against them.

I also still remember the "Hand of God" of Maradona in England vs Argentina.

I just think England doesn't get good results against South American teams.

The World Cup hasn't even started yet... I'm sure the favourites may change after the group stage... There is no doubt that Brazil is a really good contender... But instead of England, it could easily be France, Belgium or Germany... No one can understand why the bookies are favouring England when they are not playing any better than the other top teams...

[nullama]

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The World Cup hasn't even started yet... I'm sure the favourites may change after the group stage... There is no doubt that Brazil is a really good contender... But instead of England, it could easily be France, Belgium or Germany... No one can understand why the bookies are favouring England when they are not playing any better than the other top teams...

Yes, absolutely. And I would even include Spain in that list. Maybe even The Netherlands, they are so good.

But yeah, England... not sure about that one to be honest. I mean, sure, they will probably be OK, and pass to the second stage maybe, but... I don't think they'll win the World Cup.

[hahay]

I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.

Qatar is neutral place for European and South Americans for having trophy this time last time we have World Cup at neutral place then Spain was winner at South Africa in 2010 and now its almost two decades European are dominating in this event with Brazil won in 2002 and Argentina lost final against Germany in 2014 with this all I have feeling most chances European are again going to dominate in this event with Germany and France both are very strong contenders and Brazil and Argentina can upset but still need some more time for having strong squads who can beat these European teams which are having improved quality and too many skilled players with Brazil and Argentina also having quality players, but they are not able to play as perfect units.

Indeed, sometimes Argentina and Brazil can't play solidly as a team, but considering they have good skills players it's possible that they will still go further in this tournament. I personally think that all big teams with star players still have a chance to win trophies, even more so for players like Messi and Ronaldo this may be the last World Cup he plays. With that motivation, of course, they will play very seriously, so whoever the team that wins the World Cup in this World Cup honestly cannot be determined which team will win it because all the teams this time have good preparations.

[Juggy777]

I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.

Qatar is neutral place for European and South Americans for having trophy this time last time we have World Cup at neutral place then Spain was winner at South Africa in 2010 and now its almost two decades European are dominating in this event with Brazil won in 2002 and Argentina lost final against Germany in 2014 with this all I have feeling most chances European are again going to dominate in this event with Germany and France both are very strong contenders and Brazil and Argentina can upset but still need some more time for having strong squads who can beat these European teams which are having improved quality and too many skilled players with Brazil and Argentina also having quality players, but they are not able to play as perfect units.

Indeed, sometimes Argentina and Brazil can't play solidly as a team, but considering they have good skills players it's possible that they will still go further in this tournament. I personally think that all big teams with star players still have a chance to win trophies, even more so for players like Messi and Ronaldo this may be the last World Cup he plays. With that motivation, of course, they will play very seriously, so whoever the team that wins the World Cup in this World Cup honestly cannot be determined which team will win it because all the teams this time have good preparations.

I disagree that Brazil is not a strong contender, because if you look at their team I feel that they’re the favourites to lift the cup, and I’m planning to wager on them a lot. Lastly I don’t think that France will win after seeing their poor performance in the nations league, hence that’s one team I’m going to avoid wagering on unless they drastically improve their performances.