FIFA 2022 world cup

[Sithara007]

Messi is just humble and he do not want to get the favorite role because it is easier to play the role of an underdog win or lose. The fans love underdogs. Messi knows Brazil is their main rivals and he is right to give them the credit where it is due. Messi also played for PSG the top team of the French League. Needless to say that it is Brazil, Argentina, France and England are the top four favorite countries to win the Qatar World Cup.

I agree that these four teams are the favorites - Brazil, Argentina, France and England. But my issue here is that Messi is overestimating the capabilities of France. I understand that he plays club football for PSG and therefore he maybe having a bias towards France. But then, he should not badmouth his own team. At this point, I believe that Argentina has a clear upper hand over France. In addition to the injury issues plaguing Pogba, now France is hit with another injury (N'Golo Kanté is out of the world cup with torn hamstring).

[Boristhecat]

Lionel Messi have picked Brazil and France as the favourites for the World Cup citing their team players who have played together for longtime. Messi hadn't mentioned Argentina to be the favourite as more players are into injuries and are playing fixtures for clubs even though the World Cup matches were scheduled.
Lionel Messi picks Brazil, France as World Cup favourites

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

[Zackgeno96]

Messi just thinks logically and the bookmakers also see these teams as the favorites. But Messi also knows that his own country Argentina might be among the outsiders to become world champions. There are 4-5 countries definitely better than Argentina and 3-4 countries are about as good. Then you need luck that your players are in shape on time on the right day and you are very dependent on Messi. You also need a good draw. If you come first in your group and you get a number 2 from the Germany/Spain group then you always have a tough match, no matter which of the 2 it becomes. I haven't looked into Argentina's schedule, but they will go through to the next round. And then watch from match to match. Argentina is a team that has to grow in the tournament.

[nullama]

Messi just thinks logically and the bookmakers also see these teams as the favorites. But Messi also knows that his own country Argentina might be among the outsiders to become world champions. There are 4-5 countries definitely better than Argentina and 3-4 countries are about as good. Then you need luck that your players are in shape on time on the right day and you are very dependent on Messi. You also need a good draw. If you come first in your group and you get a number 2 from the Germany/Spain group then you always have a tough match, no matter which of the 2 it becomes. I haven't looked into Argentina's schedule, but they will go through to the next round. And then watch from match to match. Argentina is a team that has to grow in the tournament.

There's no doubt that Argentina will end up in the next stage, the question is when it will meet Brazil, either in the final, or beforehand. That will depend on the position in which both teams qualify for the next round.

If both teams end up classifying in the first spot, then we won't see that final. It will happen earlier.

[Sithara007]

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

I have checked the odds from several sportsbooks, and very few of them had France in the top-3. The reason is that current French squad is not as good as the one they were having in 2018. Players such as Benzema and Mbappé are still there, but there seems to be a lack of balance between various departments. If I need to chose top 3 teams for this edition of the world cup, then I will pick Brazil, Argentina and Spain (in that order). I don't know why England is even considered as one of the favorites. They were pathetic during the UEFA Nations League.

[Silberman]

Lionel Messi have picked Brazil and France as the favourites for the World Cup citing their team players who have played together for longtime. Messi hadn't mentioned Argentina to be the favourite as more players are into injuries and are playing fixtures for clubs even though the World Cup matches were scheduled.
Lionel Messi picks Brazil, France as World Cup favourites

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

I think this is most likely the reason why he did not mentioned Argentina, we know that Messi has always been under enormous pressure whenever he was playing for his national team and until recently he had won nothing with them, so it is very likely that he prefers to not create expectations about the Argentinian team because if he does and he fails to win the world cup again then he will receive endless criticism for saying something and then being unable to make it come true.

[Daniel91]

It seems that Brazil will not participate in the strongest team at the World Cup, if this news is confirmed:
https://news.yahoo.com/injured-brazil-forward-richarlison-faces-144828736.html

Richarlison is a very important player of the Brazilian national team, a striker and it will be a big handicap for the Brazilian team if he will not be able to play in the World Cup due to injury.
In that case, I give a slight advantage to Argentina, but there are several very good teams at this world championship and small details will decide the final winner.
I personally think that Argentina was stronger at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and closer to the title, but we will see.
A very uncertain world championship awaits us, and apart from Brazil and Argentina, France, Germany, Spain and Belgium are also favourites.

Do you think that Argentina is in any better condition compared to Brazil? Messi and Di Maria are also injured, although their injuries are not very serious. Dybala suffered a muscle injury a few days back and there is a good chance that he may miss the world cup. Brazil still has an advantage as long as Neymar is 100% fit. Richarlison is a very important player and crucial to Brazil's fortunes, but hopefully they can find someone like Vinícius Júnior or Matheus Cunha in the forward to fill that vacuum.

There is still almost a month until the start of the World Cup, and considering the very intense and tiring football season in Europe, it is realistic to expect that there will be even more injuries to prominent players of all national teams.
Because of this, national teams with more quality players, such as France and Brazil, will have an advantage.
For Argentina, the most important thing is that Messi does not get injured before the World Cup because no one can replace him in their national team.

[Yurkov]

You have observed well about the Brazilian team, they are indeed ready for the world cup based on what I have seen in their last matches. But I like to let you know that Neymar will not do more than himself, and I don't even like singling out star players only, it is all about the collective contributions of the team in question. He will do his best as their captain, it is left to their fate on the pitch as no club would deliberately want to lose. His motivation will not kill the morale of other teams like Germany, England and Spain which I will choose multiple times over Brazil.

LOL.. do you really think that teams such as Germany and England are better than Brazil? Have you watched their matches in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A? Anyway, I don't want a comparison between Brazil and these teams at the moment. Because Brazil hasn't played against top UEFA teams recently and my assumptions can be wrong. And another factor is that poor performance by Germany and England during the UEFA Nations League may motivate them to regroup and rebound ahead of the world cup.

Before the World Cup, Brazil never played any big team like Germany, France, England, etc., so we will never understand how strong Brazil is. However, they played Argentina in the Copa America final where they lost. So it is not right to measure the team's efficiency by playing with small teams.

[rahmad2nd]

Lionel Messi have picked Brazil and France as the favourites for the World Cup citing their team players who have played together for longtime. Messi hadn't mentioned Argentina to be the favourite as more players are into injuries and are playing fixtures for clubs even though the World Cup matches were scheduled.
Lionel Messi picks Brazil, France as World Cup favourites

From the start before several Argentine players got bad news due to injury, Messi had said earlier in advance that France and Brazil had a big chance of becoming champions on the occasion of the Qatar world cup.

this is inseparable from the depth of the players they have, both France and Brazil have very qualified resources from all lines. it was clear to Messi, he saw that both squad strengths were very, very capable of winning the championship in this tournament.  however, as we all agree on how the outcome will be, will be largely determined by the teamwork plus a bit of luck.

I personally favor Argentina to win the title as champion in the Qatar world cup later, but the probability is not too great considering Brazil is one of the most favored teams in this tournament.

[yohananaomi]

You have observed well about the Brazilian team, they are indeed ready for the world cup based on what I have seen in their last matches. But I like to let you know that Neymar will not do more than himself, and I don't even like singling out star players only, it is all about the collective contributions of the team in question. He will do his best as their captain, it is left to their fate on the pitch as no club would deliberately want to lose. His motivation will not kill the morale of other teams like Germany, England and Spain which I will choose multiple times over Brazil.

LOL.. do you really think that teams such as Germany and England are better than Brazil? Have you watched their matches in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A? Anyway, I don't want a comparison between Brazil and these teams at the moment. Because Brazil hasn't played against top UEFA teams recently and my assumptions can be wrong. And another factor is that poor performance by Germany and England during the UEFA Nations League may motivate them to regroup and rebound ahead of the world cup.

Before the World Cup, Brazil never played any big team like Germany, France, England, etc., so we will never understand how strong Brazil is. However, they played Argentina in the Copa America final where they lost. So it is not right to measure the team's efficiency by playing with small teams.

but as having won the most, of course there is a certain motivation to be able to do it again, although obviously it will not be easy to do but they have achieved it.
Brazil will obviously prepare as well as possible, especially since they lost in the Copa America final, of course it will make them to continue to improve. With the experience they always go through, it's not impossible that they can improve until it's time to appear
Of course, it is not easy to become a champion because the defending champion also always has the opportunity to repeat it again, and this will be even more exciting to watch in time.

[Boristhecat]

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

I think this is most likely the reason why he did not mentioned Argentina, we know that Messi has always been under enormous pressure whenever he was playing for his national team and until recently he had won nothing with them, so it is very likely that he prefers to not create expectations about the Argentinian team because if he does and he fails to win the world cup again then he will receive endless criticism for saying something and then being unable to make it come true.

To say that Messi won nothing with Argentina is an exaggeration - at least he has World Championship silver and one America's Cup. But this is really not enough, especially considering how many attempts Argentina failed before winning the America's Cup (if I'm not mistaken, 4). For a player of this stature, the public expects corresponding achievements, and throughout his career, Messi has been under the pressure of these expectations. This is his last World Cup where he takes part, so he probably does not want to think of the tournament as a last chance and he talks about the chances of other teams.

[tulusikhlas]

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

I think this is most likely the reason why he did not mentioned Argentina, we know that Messi has always been under enormous pressure whenever he was playing for his national team and until recently he had won nothing with them, so it is very likely that he prefers to not create expectations about the Argentinian team because if he does and he fails to win the world cup again then he will receive endless criticism for saying something and then being unable to make it come true.

To say that Messi won nothing with Argentina is an exaggeration - at least he has World Championship silver and one America's Cup. But this is really not enough, especially considering how many attempts Argentina failed before winning the America's Cup (if I'm not mistaken, 4). For a player of this stature, the public expects corresponding achievements, and throughout his career, Messi has been under the pressure of these expectations. This is his last World Cup where he takes part, so he probably does not want to think of the tournament as a last chance and he talks about the chances of other teams.

Great expectations must be obtained by star players like Lionel Messi, not only Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo also gets high expectations from the public about achievements in this world Cup. As we know, these two star players are players who have excelled both in teams and individually in the last decade. But this World Cup will probably be the last World Cup for both of them, so surely they are expected to come out and give something at the end of their careers as professionals.

[BALIK]

Lionel Messi have picked Brazil and France as the favourites for the World Cup citing their team players who have played together for longtime. Messi hadn't mentioned Argentina to be the favourite as more players are into injuries and are playing fixtures for clubs even though the World Cup matches were scheduled.
Lionel Messi picks Brazil, France as World Cup favourites

From the start before several Argentine players got bad news due to injury, Messi had said earlier in advance that France and Brazil had a big chance of becoming champions on the occasion of the Qatar world cup.
this is inseparable from the depth of the players they have, both France and Brazil have very qualified resources from all lines. it was clear to Messi, he saw that both squad strengths were very, very capable of winning the championship in this tournament.  however, as we all agree on how the outcome will be, will be largely determined by the teamwork plus a bit of luck.

I personally favor Argentina to win the title as champion in the Qatar world cup later, but the probability is not too great considering Brazil is one of the most favored teams in this tournament.

There seems to be a possibility that the injury situation of some Argentinian players will have an influence on the performance of Argentina at the World Cup. Di Maria was injured and Lionel Messi also got injured after that. Last but not least, I heard that Dybala has also been injured. Obviously, this is most likely to negatively affect Argentina's performance in the upcoming matches.

Prior to the injury problems, I could have easily said that Argentina might be one of the most promising teams entering the world cup and might even be considered to be a force to be reckoned with in the tournament. However, I believe there is a significant decrease in the chances of Argentina winning the world cup this time.

[Davidvictorson]

There seems to be a possibility that the injury situation of some Argentinian players will have an influence on the performance of Argentina at the World Cup. Di Maria was injured and Lionel Messi also got injured after that. Last but not least, I heard that Dybala has also been injured. Obviously, this is most likely to negatively affect Argentina's performance in the upcoming matches.

Prior to the injury problems, I could have easily said that Argentina might be one of the most promising teams entering the world cup and might even be considered to be a force to be reckoned with in the tournament. However, I believe there is a significant decrease in the chances of Argentina winning the world cup this time.

Argentina is the top contender for the World Cup in 2022. Di Maria, Messi, and Dybala do not make up the entire team. Although they have a great deal of influence on the team, that doesn't mean Argentina won't have a successful World Cup campaign. Winning isn't going to be dependent on the starting players but on the coach's tactics, how well the players are able to play as a team, their discipline on and off the pitch, and how determined they are to win the cup.

[Warkop]

My bet is also between Brazil and Argentina.
I believe that Brazil has a better chance of winning the world cup, because even without a team of great stars (let's face it, Neymar is not doing so well), it's a young team that has actually played very well (undefeated). in all the qualifiers and friendlies in which he participated.

I really expect things, but I'm more inclined to tell you, that Argentina will come out as world champions, if I look at the many complementary players that Argentina have at the moment, it's not that Brazil doesn't have great players, but I look from The side of the game that Argentina has is more superior than Brazil, that's why I dare to say that, because we know that maybe this could be the last World Cup title for Messi who is not young anymore, surely Messi will make his way of parting with Indah and at the end his career..

In any case, I see that France is also a team with a lot of potential to reach the final.... let's watch carefully.

Speaking of France, I don't think France will qualify for the round of 16 in this year's world cup, because of the curse that has been believed until now, by many people around the world talking about it.

As an example :

1: Brazil won the World Cup in 2002 (Korea/Japan), did not qualify in the last 16 when the World Cup in Germany in 2006.
2: Italy won the 2006 World Cup (Germany), did not qualify for the last 16 at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
3: Spain won the 2010 World Cup (South Africa), did not qualify for the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
4: Germany won the World Cup in 2014 (Brazil), did not qualify for the last 16 at the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
5: France won the World Cup in 2018 (Russia), Will France break the curse of the 2022 World Cup this year, from what I have already mentioned??

[dataispower]

There seems to be a possibility that the injury situation of some Argentinian players will have an influence on the performance of Argentina at the World Cup. Di Maria was injured and Lionel Messi also got injured after that. Last but not least, I heard that Dybala has also been injured. Obviously, this is most likely to negatively affect Argentina's performance in the upcoming matches.

Prior to the injury problems, I could have easily said that Argentina might be one of the most promising teams entering the world cup and might even be considered to be a force to be reckoned with in the tournament. However, I believe there is a significant decrease in the chances of Argentina winning the world cup this time.

Argentina is the top contender for the World Cup in 2022. Di Maria, Messi, and Dybala do not make up the entire team. Although they have a great deal of influence on the team, that doesn't mean Argentina won't have a successful World Cup campaign. Winning isn't going to be dependent on the starting players but on the coach's tactics, how well the players are able to play as a team, their discipline on and off the pitch, and how determined they are to win the cup.

Argentina seem prepared for the world Cup and they are supported by Messi fans all over the world, but you look a it once again you will see that brazil are doing well all round and they gave shown it that they want the world Cup.
Argentina player's around the clubs are in a good form if you check also, but Brazil has the upper hand in world Cup like this, they are like Real Madrid when it comes to Champions League

[Ttelas]

The world cup starts on the 20th of November 2022 and ends on the 18th of December 2022.
The Fixures of the World Cup and The Fixures of the World Cup

 

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.

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    Well I don't think African teams will go that far apart from Senegal . It  would been better for NIgeria to go Qatar than  Ghana Because Ghana will not go far considering the quality of players their got .. my favourite team to win the cup is Germany.

[rahmad2nd]

From the start before several Argentine players got bad news due to injury, Messi had said earlier in advance that France and Brazil had a big chance of becoming champions on the occasion of the Qatar world cup.
this is inseparable from the depth of the players they have, both France and Brazil have very qualified resources from all lines. it was clear to Messi, he saw that both squad strengths were very, very capable of winning the championship in this tournament.  however, as we all agree on how the outcome will be, will be largely determined by the teamwork plus a bit of luck.

I personally favor Argentina to win the title as champion in the Qatar world cup later, but the probability is not too great considering Brazil is one of the most favored teams in this tournament.

There seems to be a possibility that the injury situation of some Argentinian players will have an influence on the performance of Argentina at the World Cup. Di Maria was injured and Lionel Messi also got injured after that. Last but not least, I heard that Dybala has also been injured. Obviously, this is most likely to negatively affect Argentina's performance in the upcoming matches.

Prior to the injury problems, I could have easily said that Argentina might be one of the most promising teams entering the world cup and might even be considered to be a force to be reckoned with in the tournament. However, I believe there is a significant decrease in the chances of Argentina winning the world cup this time.

may be.

but Messi has returned to play with his club PSG, Di Maria only suffered a minor injury, Dybala is reported to be able to participate in the world cup after having to miss a minimum of six weeks.
it seems, the case that experienced by the Argentine squad will not have a bad impact on their campaign in the world cup later.  the only thing that worries me the most is Dybala.
however, Argentina actually has another option that is not too far less great than Dybala's role. I've mentioned it in previous posts, so we don't see this as a real threat to Argentina.

Argentina, still one of the top challengers in this world cup and a team that is quite scary for other squads that will face them.

[GxSTxV]

Only one month left for 2022 world cup to start, i must say i have big hope that it going to be most of successful version of it this year in Qatar with all the money they spent and the cool features of the stadiums and hotels. Beside we saw new players this year shining and they are going to represent their countries and play with full power. This version i must say that Brazil has more chances to win it but let’s wait and see and enjoy

[bullrun2024bro]

I don't know if this has been a topic here already, but its a pretty horrific story. A Spanish football fan who was walking 7,000 km to attend the World Cup in Qatar went missing just before reaching Qatar. His friends haven't heard from him since October 1st. There are rumors that he may be held captive by the Iranians.

Man goes missing while on 7,000km hike to football World Cup in Qatar

A Spanish football fan has disappeared while attempting to complete a 7,000km trek to Qatar. Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, 40, was crossing Iraqi Kurdistan, also known as Southern Kurdistan, as part of a huge hike from Madrid to the World Cup tournament when he went missing

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/man-goes-missing-while-on-7000km-hike-to-football-world-cup-in-qatar/

A sad story. I hope he turns up again and is doing well. Otherwise, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar would have claimed another victim.