Although the Chinese team is not eligible to participate in the Qatar World Cup, it does not prevent Chinese fans from paying attention to the World Cup, and everyone naturally has their own views on who can finally win the Qatar World Cup. The last time the World Cup was held in Asia, the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, was won by Brazil. So, this time in Qatar, is the South American team winning the world cup, or the European team dominating?
It can be expected that most of the top four teams are still European teams, which is determined by Europe's huge football heritage, and South American teams, that is, Brazil and Argentina, have greater opportunities. There are many Argentine fans among Chinese fans, and support for Argentina has been since the maradona era. In Messi's time, it was still fun. However, the Argentine always lacks a little luck, and in the World Cup competitions that Messi participates in, he always fails to lead the team to the end. This is also the biggest difference between him and maradona. In the old horse era, he once helped Argentina win the championship and once won the runner-up. But Messi didn't have such impressive results.
So, this time in Qatar, for Messi, who participated in the last World Cup, will his dream come true? I believe that many fans also hope that Messi can win a World Cup. But football is so ruthless and full of suspense. This time, can the Argentines come to the end?
Let's take a look at Argentina, which is now ranked 4th in the world. Today, Messi is 34 years old, and the Qatar World Cup will undoubtedly be the last World Cup of The King of Mayer. Helping Argentina lift the Hercules Cup again after 1986 will also become Messi's biggest wish in the national team.
Today's Argentina, in addition to Messi and Di Maria, defenders Otamendi and Armani are already veterans in their 30s. However, the rest of the players are under 30, and the relatively young squad is also an important reason why Argentina can win the Copa America. In the World Cup, how the young forces play is also the key. Under the leadership of Mei Qiu Wang, whether he can get out of a series of magnificent games is very critical.
Today's Argentine team, the effective power of Inter's Lautaro on the front, is now also the top scorer of the Argentine team, and he and Inter teammate Correa will become the main combination of Argentina's front in the future; just like in maradona's era, the help of Caniggia, the son of the wind, is also the biggest support for the old horse. Today's Mei Qiu King naturally needs more teammate support.
Argentina's midfield is effective compared to Atletico's De Paul and Paris's Padrees, while the midfield is still the Argentine's weakness, and the offensive and defensive weaknesses have always been the Argentine's weakness. The key is to see how to deploy strength. Argentina's head coach is the 43-year-old young coach Scaloni, who has been coaching Argentina since 2018, and his biggest achievement is to lead the team to win the 2021 Copa America.
In the Group Stage of the World Cup, Argentina achieved an unbeaten record of 11 wins and 6 draws (the away match against Brazil was cancelled for some reason) and won the right to qualify very early, which is in stark contrast to the previous World Cup qualifiers. Therefore, although the current Argentine team is less star-studded than in earlier years, its actual combat effectiveness is much stronger, which can also be seen from the world ranking of fourth.
Argentina in the Qatar World Cup with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland in Group C, Argentina will be the first in the group should not have suspense. The key is what kind of opponents will the Argentine face after the knockout rounds begin? In any case, it is inevitable to break through the layers of European obstruction. If they qualify as the first in group, they will face 2nd place in group D. Group D includes France, Australia vs Peru, Denmark, Tunisia and is expected to be more likely to meet the Danish team. Denmark's style of play is a bit of a European Latin, and for the Argentines, it is not intimidating for this kind of team, so the possibility of winning the battle is still very large.
After reaching the quarterfinals, you will also encounter the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, and one of them in the final four. Therefore, if Argentina wants to advance to the final, it must at least beat two of these three teams. After entering the quarterfinals, luck is also very important, any possibility on the pitch will appear, and this game in Qatar is facing an uncertain epidemic impact, weather impact and so on. It is also crucial for South American teams to familiarize themselves with and adapt to such a playing environment. And for fans who like Argentina, I also hope that the king of plum balls can realize a dream.