Recently, When Argentine captain Lionel Messi participated in the event in the Middle East, he imagined the 2022 World Cup for the first time.
Speaking about Argentina's prospects for winning the World Cup next year, Messi said Argentina is not the biggest favourite to win the title. "We're not the biggest favourites to win next year's World Cup, but after winning the Copa America, we were more positive in our mindset, which helped Argentina to hit the World Cup title." Messi said.
The 2022 World Cup will be Messi's fifth impact on the championship trophy, and it is likely to be the last.
After winning the Copa America, whether Argentina can win the World Cup, Messi then achieved a career Grand Slam, becoming one of the biggest highlights of the World Cup.
Still, Messi has taken a low-key and pragmatic approach to the prospect of winning the World Cup. Last month, after many strong teams have locked up World Cup seats, the probability of winning the World Cup has also been released, of which Brazil, France, Germany and England are considered the biggest favorites, followed by Spain and Argentina. Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, which have yet to secure Tickets to the World Cup, rank 7th to 9th in the probability of winning the title.
In the South American division of the World Preliminary Round, Brazil and Argentina have joined hands, the former is considered to be one of the biggest favorites to win next year's World Cup, with a world-class strong team, is considered to be the biggest favorite team to win the championship.
In the European division, France, Germany and England ranked among the top three in Europe in terms of probability of winning the championship.
Among them, France is currently ranked 3rd in the world, and from the combination of lineups, age structure and bench depth, France has many star players and is expected to win the Hercules Cup again.
Although Germany is currently ranked 11th in the world, since Loew's dismissal, the German team has come out of the trough under the leadership of former Bayern coach Frick and is expected to rise next year.
Judging from the record of winning the World Cup in the past 20 years, south American teams have not won the championship.
In the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Brazil won the championship. Since then, South American teams have never touched a World Cup again.
In the past four World Cups, the champions have all come from European teams, which have been taken by Italy, Spain, Germany and France. Argentina reached the final at the 2014 Fifaccia World Cup in Brazil, but ultimately lost to Germany.
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The 2022 World Cup is likely to be Messi's last World Cup, and he has a very clear positioning of Argentina's strength. After winning the Copa America, Messi believes argentina's mentality has changed and will be more active against the World Cup. "Argentina are still up the beaten track and we will prepare for the World Cup in the best possible way. No matter who the opponent is, I hope to play in the final with Argentina again and win the championship. ”
At present, this Argentine team is very similar to the team that reached the final in 2014, although in terms of strength, Argentina is not the biggest favorite to win the championship, but "Messi's king" is still the most promising topic in next year's World Cup.