FIFA 2022 world cup

[nullama]

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I don't think, Argentina will miss this world cup title because their players always take this world cup competition serious than any other competition. Based on their passed performance showed that no team can defeat Argentina because their defense and midfield is very strong, which will be difficult for any team to achieve  goal. Many teams are also preparing for this world cup but it will be difficult for them to achieve  the title, because Argentina know how to achieve victory from all those teams in world cup competition.

Yeah, but Messi is not Maradona 

Argentina will be close, but my guess is that they will not win this World Cup.

But who knows, many surprises can happen... Italy didn't even qualify this time!

[terrorJR]

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I don't think, Argentina will miss this world cup title because their players always take this world cup competition serious than any other competition. Based on their passed performance showed that no team can defeat Argentina because their defense and midfield is very strong, which will be difficult for any team to achieve  goal. Many teams are also preparing for this world cup but it will be difficult for them to achieve  the title, because Argentina know how to achieve victory from all those teams in world cup competition.

Yeah, but Messi is not Maradona 

Argentina will be close, but my guess is that they will not win this World Cup.

But who knows, many surprises can happen... Italy didn't even qualify this time!

Regardless, everything is still possible, but Messi's chances of becoming a champion are still difficult now. I personally will still choose Brazil for now if you look at the results of the qualifiers because indeed they are now back to being a scary team after a few titles they are just a joke.

[Velvet78]

Argentina's last championship in the World Cup was in 1986. By saying this I would like to bring the topic to Messi's not winning any World Cup with his national team yet. When it comes to whether he deserves a World Cup championship I'd say that he definitely deserves with his own performance. He has tried his best so far to carry Argentina to successes. Their closest moment to the championship was in the 2014 finale but Germany defeated them by 1-0. Messi must be still targeting to win a World Cup before his retirement and they don't have a small chance in this one.

[KTChampions]

Absolutely.

It will be an amazing World Cup.

My guess is that these teams will perform extremely well:

Netherlands, England, Argentina, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay.

Man, it's going to be a very competitive tournament!

You named 9 teams  It is clear that with some of them you will guess success, but even mathematically it is clear that all of them cannot reach the final and even the semi-finals. Someone will definitely be eliminated in the earlier stages and it turns out that their performance will be a failure. At the same time, I do not argue with the fact that the team can be very good, but this does not guarantee success.

[YOSHIE]

This means that the final for the World Cup 2022 can actually be Brazil vs Argentina, both teams have been defeated zero times so far.

The current situation is different, you are too sure Brazil vs Argentina will go to the final, the match hasn't even started yet how do you say that, what if the opposite happened, brazil vs argentina did not enter the final this time, I'm sure they will stay away.

What if the next world cup in Qatar 2022, which entered the final was taken by France vs. England, for the Brazil vs Argentina team no, are you sure about that, I'm not sure myself, I think the situation is reversed this time, don't rely on the last Euro 2020, that's a different story, their world cup has the best players, all countries want to do whatever it takes to win the world cup, on the field will prove the problem of the semi-finals and finals of the 2022 world cup.

[Cnut237]

Argentina's last championship in the World Cup was in 1986. By saying this I would like to bring the topic to Messi's not winning any World Cup with his national team yet. When it comes to whether he deserves a World Cup championship I'd say that he definitely deserves with his own performance. He has tried his best so far to carry Argentina to successes. Their closest moment to the championship was in the 2014 finale but Germany defeated them by 1-0. Messi must be still targeting to win a World Cup before his retirement and they don't have a small chance in this one.

One big difference between Maradona's era and the current era is the level of professionalism. It was far easier back in the 80s for one exceptional player to carry a team, as Maradona did particularly in Italia 90. Nowadays teams are a lot more professional, with better tactics, better fitness etc... and it's tougher even for the best player in the world to make the same difference. Messi is certainly at the Maradona level, it's just that the opposition has improved.

[nullama]

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One big difference between Maradona's era and the current era is the level of professionalism. It was far easier back in the 80s for one exceptional player to carry a team, as Maradona did particularly in Italia 90. Nowadays teams are a lot more professional, with better tactics, better fitness etc... and it's tougher even for the best player in the world to make the same difference. Messi is certainly at the Maradona level, it's just that the opposition has improved.

Yeah, I agree with that.

Messi has made very similar goals to the iconic ones from Maradona that everyone remembers. I would even say that Messi has better technical skills than Maradona.

But still I wouldn't say Messi is at the iconic level of Maradona.

That's why Messi is one of the best players in the world, but Maradona is remembered as D10S (God).

[Alanaz]

Argentina's last championship in the World Cup was in 1986. By saying this I would like to bring the topic to Messi's not winning any World Cup with his national team yet. When it comes to whether he deserves a World Cup championship I'd say that he definitely deserves with his own performance. He has tried his best so far to carry Argentina to successes. Their closest moment to the championship was in the 2014 finale but Germany defeated them by 1-0. Messi must be still targeting to win a World Cup before his retirement and they don't have a small chance in this one.

One big difference between Maradona's era and the current era is the level of professionalism. It was far easier back in the 80s for one exceptional player to carry a team, as Maradona did particularly in Italia 90. Nowadays teams are a lot more professional, with better tactics, better fitness etc... and it's tougher even for the best player in the world to make the same difference. Messi is certainly at the Maradona level, it's just that the opposition has improved.

It's true, changes in terms of rules are also now more updated and indeed in terms of sophistication it is also currently very good so it's very different especially indeed for some styles of play it's clear when looking at the 90's era or below it's clear they have a classic style of play and this is no longer found in the Modern Era now especially now relying more on speed and high tension in contrast to a few decades ago.

[Zilon]

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One big difference between Maradona's era and the current era is the level of professionalism. It was far easier back in the 80s for one exceptional player to carry a team, as Maradona did particularly in Italia 90. Nowadays teams are a lot more professional, with better tactics, better fitness etc... and it's tougher even for the best player in the world to make the same difference. Messi is certainly at the Maradona level, it's just that the opposition has improved.

Yeah, I agree with that.

Messi has made very similar goals to the iconic ones from Maradona that everyone remembers. I would even say that Messi has better technical skills than Maradona.

But still I wouldn't say Messi is at the iconic level of Maradona.

That's why Messi is one of the best players in the world, but Maradona is remembered as D10S (God).

I love the word professionalism in comparing Maradona's era to the current era. Maradona remains an Icon in the history of soccer. During Maradona's era there were no much technology to assist referees and linesman so carrying a team was much easier compared to this present era where AI has taken over everything on the pitch even down to goal line technology. It is more difficult now because of the high level of tactics. If Maradona was in this present era he would have still done better but not with the might he used in the 80s

[Iranus]

Argentina's last championship in the World Cup was in 1986. By saying this I would like to bring the topic to Messi's not winning any World Cup with his national team yet. When it comes to whether he deserves a World Cup championship I'd say that he definitely deserves with his own performance. He has tried his best so far to carry Argentina to successes. Their closest moment to the championship was in the 2014 finale but Germany defeated them by 1-0. Messi must be still targeting to win a World Cup before his retirement and they don't have a small chance in this one.

One big difference between Maradona's era and the current era is the level of professionalism. It was far easier back in the 80s for one exceptional player to carry a team, as Maradona did particularly in Italia 90. Nowadays teams are a lot more professional, with better tactics, better fitness etc... and it's tougher even for the best player in the world to make the same difference. Messi is certainly at the Maradona level, it's just that the opposition has improved.

It is a dream for a lot of people to see the world cup being lifted by Lionel Messi. A lot of people including Lionel Messi have been waiting for that for a long time. they also became very close but they eventually got beaten by Germany in the finals. That was a golden chance for them. After that Argentina did not have good enough chances to even get close to the finals of the world cup.

It is true that compared to the 80s all the teams have been playing really well and all the teams have improved. It is quite impossible nowadays for only one player to carry the whole team behind his back.

[Sithara007]

Absolutely.

It will be an amazing World Cup.

My guess is that these teams will perform extremely well:

Netherlands, England, Argentina, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay.

Man, it's going to be a very competitive tournament!

You named 9 teams  It is clear that with some of them you will guess success, but even mathematically it is clear that all of them cannot reach the final and even the semi-finals. Someone will definitely be eliminated in the earlier stages and it turns out that their performance will be a failure. At the same time, I do not argue with the fact that the team can be very good, but this does not guarantee success.

If Italy was there in the world cup, they would have been one of the favorites. But they couldn't even qualify. All the 9 teams named by nullama are either from CONMEBOL or UEFA. It is sad that other confederations are taking part only to fill their numbers. And for OFC, this time there will be no representation, after New Zealand lost the playoff match to Costa Rica. Time for the Asian, African, North American and Oceanian teams to do introspection. Why they are not in the contention? And don't forget the fact that Asia is manytimes more populous than Europe and South America combined.

[alegotardo]

If Italy was there in the world cup, they would have been one of the favorites. But they couldn't even qualify. All the 9 teams named by nullama are either from CONMEBOL or UEFA. It is sad that other confederations are taking part only to fill their numbers. And for OFC, this time there will be no representation, after New Zealand lost the playoff match to Costa Rica. Time for the Asian, African, North American and Oceanian teams to do introspection. Why they are not in the contention? And don't forget the fact that Asia is manytimes more populous than Europe and South America combined.

Forgive my ignorance, but since we are talking again about the vacancies by continents for the world cup, allow me to ask...
Currently the criteria for deciding the number of teams is based on the number of countries in each continent, is it based on its population or is there some other criterion for this?
I'm sure Europe and America are the continents that could contribute with the best players, but this is obviously not the criterion chosen by FIFA, what would it be?

[Marvell1]

This means that the final for the World Cup 2022 can actually be Brazil vs Argentina, both teams have been defeated zero times so far.

The current situation is different, you are too sure Brazil vs Argentina will go to the final, the match hasn't even started yet how do you say that, what if the opposite happened, brazil vs argentina did not enter the final this time, I'm sure they will stay away.
What if the next world cup in Qatar 2022, which entered the final was taken by France vs. England, for the Brazil vs Argentina team no, are you sure about that, I'm not sure myself, I think the situation is reversed this time, don't rely on the last Euro 2020, that's a different story, their world cup has the best players, all countries want to do whatever it takes to win the world cup, on the field will prove the problem of the semi-finals and finals of the 2022 world cup.

France has a really good chance of winning the world cup again, they have a stacked team. France's national team is basically like any fantasy football team. it doesn't get any better than this at the international level. I honestly think France has a really good chance to win the world cup unless something really bad happens as it happened with Germany and Spain after the 2018 and 2014 world Cups. I think that is not going to happen this time because we haven't had any kind of problems like that in the France national team.

[Jody.Drummer]

France has a really good chance of winning the world cup again, they have a stacked team. France's national team is basically like any fantasy football team. it doesn't get any better than this at the international level. I honestly think France has a really good chance to win the world cup unless something really bad happens as it happened with Germany and Spain after the 2018 and 2014 world Cups. I think that is not going to happen this time because we haven't had any kind of problems like that in the France national team.

In terms of player strength, it is clear that France is still one of the leading players, but if we look at their current performance in the League of Nations, although many say this is not too serious and not a benchmark, it is quite clear that their readiness is lacking and I feel they are still good enough. bad from attack schemes and strategies.
It would be better if they prepared better to become more solid. Because it would be a shame if the star players there were only decorations for the world cup.

[KTChampions]

You named 9 teams  It is clear that with some of them you will guess success, but even mathematically it is clear that all of them cannot reach the final and even the semi-finals. Someone will definitely be eliminated in the earlier stages and it turns out that their performance will be a failure. At the same time, I do not argue with the fact that the team can be very good, but this does not guarantee success.

If Italy was there in the world cup, they would have been one of the favorites. But they couldn't even qualify. All the 9 teams named by nullama are either from CONMEBOL or UEFA. It is sad that other confederations are taking part only to fill their numbers. And for OFC, this time there will be no representation, after New Zealand lost the playoff match to Costa Rica. Time for the Asian, African, North American and Oceanian teams to do introspection. Why they are not in the contention? And don't forget the fact that Asia is manytimes more populous than Europe and South America combined.

On the one hand, you are right about Italy, on the other hand, as we see from the Nations League tournament, everything depends on the motivation and attitude of the teams. If the teams are not too interested in the tournament, then there are no favorites or outsiders and everyone has a chance. Given that this World Cup will be held in the middle of the season, I don't know how this will affect the motivation of the teams.
Different regions of the planet have a different history of priorities in sports. I don't remember non-Asian Go world champions or any non-US baseball super teams.

[Sithara007]

On the one hand, you are right about Italy, on the other hand, as we see from the Nations League tournament, everything depends on the motivation and attitude of the teams. If the teams are not too interested in the tournament, then there are no favorites or outsiders and everyone has a chance. Given that this World Cup will be held in the middle of the season, I don't know how this will affect the motivation of the teams.
Different regions of the planet have a different history of priorities in sports. I don't remember non-Asian Go world champions or any non-US baseball super teams.

This issue is being raised again and again. IMO, we should not give preference to club football over international football. If the clubs are having that much problem with the world cup being scheduled during the season, then the FIFA should move towards cancelling the club competitions for this year. How dare these guys can ask FIFA to reschedule the world cup? COVID caused a lot of scheduling issues and clubs should understand that. If they can't adjust their calendar, then they can go ahead with the matches, albeit without the international players.

[LUCKMCFLY]

 

FIFA World cup 2022 will be interesting. It will be like a thug of war. Just that my favourite club, Nigerian
Super Eagle has been nocked out in the Qatar qualifiers stage. But i am still hoping to support another club (Country) in the tournament. Preferably, African club, but what I am afraid of is the referees. World cup referees are not friendly with the African Teams. That not withstanding, fair play can bring out the best in the world cup. European clubs, Asian clubs and African clubs are my prediction to win the world cup.
On your own prediction, whom do you think will win the tournament and carry the Golden Cup? Remember every country's plan is to win the world cup tournament but not every team will win and the three (3) best will be selected. And that should be:

1st winner
2nd winner and
3rd Winner.



Say your mind.

It’s  sad one of the team with the best players currently in Africa won’t be playing in the 2022 World Cup. Nigeria has a lot of good players that are doing very well in their respective club outside the country. But its unfortunate they didn’t get a slot to represent the nation. In this World Cup, I am bidding for Senegal to go far in the tournament. There outstanding performance during the qualification has proven they are ready to fight for the cup.
Portugal and Brazil are also favourites teams that can win top 3 in the World Cup this year.

Well, as for the African countries, Nigeria is very outstanding, because we are used to seeing Nigerians show colorful football, but we cannot underestimate Ghana, it is a very complete team, as it appears this time the World Cup qualifiers went very well and was at the level, I know that we all always say some teams that are considered very strong and it is something normal, because of history we know that there are powerful countries in football, but we cannot conclude that all the 32 countries that are in the World Cup are deserving and yes qualified have the skills and skills worthy for any team to win, this World Cup will be very interesting.

[jakdanyel]

I'm still in shock how we can't see Italy in this tournament. They were just eliminated by North Macedonia and couldn't even fight for their World Cup ticket against Portugal in the last round of the qualification. This is definitely unacceptable for me. Because Italy have a wonderful squad normally. They were the champions of the Euro 2020 too. A team like this shouldn't even struggle against a team like North Macedonia. I would have really liked to see them here.

[Sithara007]

I'm still in shock how we can't see Italy in this tournament. They were just eliminated by North Macedonia and couldn't even fight for their World Cup ticket against Portugal in the last round of the qualification. This is definitely unacceptable for me. Because Italy have a wonderful squad normally. They were the champions of the Euro 2020 too. A team like this shouldn't even struggle against a team like North Macedonia. I would have really liked to see them here.

There are a few teams missing out. Russia and Italy are missing from UEFA, Chile from CONMEBOL and Nigeria from the CAF. Unfortunately world cup only have 32 slots and one or two of the best teams miss out during qualification every time. Anyway, the chances will be lower for 2026 edition, as the number of participants is going up from 32 to 48. But the increase is mostly coming from AFC and CAF, so we may still witness a few of the good teams from Europe and South America failing to qualify for the main tournament.

[nullama]

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There are a few teams missing out. Russia and Italy are missing from UEFA, Chile from CONMEBOL and Nigeria from the CAF. Unfortunately world cup only have 32 slots and one or two of the best teams miss out during qualification every time. Anyway, the chances will be lower for 2026 edition, as the number of participants is going up from 32 to 48. But the increase is mostly coming from AFC and CAF, so we may still witness a few of the good teams from Europe and South America failing to qualify for the main tournament.

Yeah, there will be more countries playing in 2026, but the whole tournament will be structured in a different way.

We'll see how it goes, but I'm not sure bringing more countries is always a good thing. The World Cup is the highest level of football in the world, so there's a minimum of skill expected.

I guess bringing more countries bring more money as well, but that's another story...