The Qatar 2022 World Cup is getting closer, in fact, there are only five days left for the official start date of the prestigious tournament, with the attractive opening match of Qatar vs. Ecuador. Now, the footballers are already with their national teams, training for the World Cup.
Lionel Messi is focused on what will be the World Cup in Qatar, where the Argentine team will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in the group stage. The top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) once again maintained that the Albiceleste is not a favorite in the Cup and put France, led by Kylian Mbappé, and Brazil, led by Neymar, as candidates.
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Despite being undefeated in the Qualifiers, plus what was achieved in the 2021 Copa América and 2022 Finalissima, Messi keeps a low profile and confirmed that the National Team does not feel like a favorite for the World Cup that will take place from November 20 to December 18. However, he knows that those led by Lionel Scaloni can play equally against another country.
In dialogue with 'Valdano Universe', the 'Flea' referred to the candidates to win the World Cup and said that France and Brazil start as the favorites. In this context, he praised his teammates at PSG, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, who lead the current world champion and Canarinha respectively.
What did the captain of the Argentine team say about France and Brazil?
The '10' from the Albiceleste highlighted: 'I think that France, despite the injuries, has terrible potential and a coach who has been around for a long time. They already won the World Cup." About Brazil, he said: "It has an incredible quality of players, in addition to having Neymar.'
