In the early morning of April 2, Beijing time, the results of the 2022 World Cup group draw were released, and the divisional match of the knockout round was determined accordingly. Messi and Ronaldo, the two superstars who are most related to fans, are in the upper and lower halves because they are in Group C and Group H respectively. So they won't happen until the semi-finals at the earliest. If Argentina and Portugal qualify in the same group, the two teams will only meet in the final.
If Portugal and Argentina can successfully qualify from the group, the quarter-finals may be challenged. First of all, Messi, if Argentina can get the top place in Group C, the quarter-final opponent may not be a top team. But if Argentina qualifies for 2nd place in the group, as they did four years ago, the road to the top will be a lot tougher.
Because the top spot in Group D is most likely to be the defending champion France, Messi's Argentina lost to France four years ago to stop in the round of 16. Four years later, Messi also had a strong defending champion in the round of 16, and ushered in direct dialogue with his greater Paris teammate Mbappe.
As for Cristiano Ronaldo, the group stage is not a good opponent due to Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea. If you can qualify for the first place in the group, it is okay, if it is unfortunate to be the second place in the group, the 1/8 knockout match is the Brazilian men's football team. In the World Preliminary Round South America division, Brazil is still unbeaten! In the latest world rankings, Brazil has also surpassed Belgium to rise to no. 1 in the world. Even if Portugal has a number of strong players to support Cristiano Ronaldo, it is still a downwind goal against Brazil.
Therefore, messi and C Ronaldo, the two superstars, want to go further in what may be the last World Cup event. You have to play steadily from the group stage and get the first place. It is possible to stage the plot of the final that fans are looking forward to.