On April 2, Beijing time, the qatar World Cup group stage draw ceremony came to an end, and the top 32 have all been placed. Argentina and Portugal, where Messi and Ronaldo are, are in Group C/H respectively, and the chances of meeting are unbelievably small. Germany, Spain and Japan together form the death squad for this group stage.
The 32 strong drops are as follows:
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Ukraine and Scotland winner vs Wales
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, UAE and Australia winners vs Peru, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica vs New Zealand, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, Republic of Korea
From the above grouping, Messi's Argentine national team is divided into Group C, the same group opponents are Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland, only from the overall strength point of view, Argentina is not only a seeded team player, but also the strongest team in the whole group. Considering that argentina has not lost a game in the past 2 years and 31 matches, it can be determined that Argentina is the strongest team in Group C and the most likely team to qualify first in the group.
Ronaldo's Portuguese national team is in Group H, with Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. From the perspective of paper strength alone, Portugal, which has C Ronaldo, Jota, Díaz, Bonaparte Silva, B Fee, Cancelo, A seat, Felix and Mendes, is completely the strongest team in the group, and it is also one of the strongest teams that are conducive to competing for the top 4 places in the World Cup.
However, in contrast, Argentina's opponents in the same group are relatively weak, and there is no team that can compete directly with them. On the H side, in addition to Portugal, there are South American powerhouses Uruguay and South Korea, which beat Germany in the last World Cup, both of which are one of Portugal's threats.
Judging from the grouping to predict the promotion of the two teams, Argentina is likely to advance to the round of 16 as the first in the group. Considering that in the first half of the team, in addition to the strong teams of France, the Netherlands and England, the rest of the second-place teams are difficult to compete with Argentina. To know that the World Cup is the event with the lowest probability of upset, so the strength is always the most convincing, only from the paper strength deduction, Argentina into the top 8, and the possibility of successfully advancing to the top 4 is very large.
Portugal, on the other hand, has a very different fate, except for the seeded teams brazil, Spain and Belgium in the lower half, but also the strong European teams such as Serbia, Croatia and Germany. So even if Portugal also advances to the knockout rounds as the first in the group, it is likely to face these strong teams, and the possibility of further forward is gradually reduced. If uruguay is not defeated, it is difficult to escape the fate of the round of 16 by advancing second in the group.
So in general, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have the privilege of meeting the new golden generation of their national team, or a rare peak period, but in contrast, Argentina's better signing is portugal's expectation, and may be the most envied point of C Ronaldo.