After missing out on the World Footballer of the Year, Haaland is likely to have no goal in the next three years

At the 2023 FIFA annual awards ceremony, Messi won the honor of the best men's football player, but when the results were announced, whether it was the scene or the reflection of public opinion, it was not as sensational as when he won the Golden Ball, on the contrary, it felt incredible and outrageous, after all, in the case of the selection cycle not including the World Cup, Haaland is undoubtedly the one who should win the award.

But although this result is somewhat surprising, the result is impossible to change, neither Messi's problem, nor Haaland's problem, to blame the selection mechanism is not perfect enough, so there is this kind of strong counterattack result by popularity.

This result is undoubtedly too cruel for Haaland, although he is still young, and there are still plenty of opportunities to fight for. But the reality may not be as full as the ideal, and many times once you miss it, you will miss it forever. Far from it, at least in the next three years, it is difficult for Haaland to have a chance to compete for the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year.

Let's start with 2024, which is a year for the national team, with the Asian Cup, Africa Cup, European Championship and Copa America all held in this year, which also means that players who can appear in these competitions and perform well will be the protagonists of this year, and Haaland's Norway team will not be able to participate in the European Championship, and he will not have the opportunity to appear in the tournament, which is undoubtedly very bad for him.

Once England and France win the European Championship, then Bellingham, Kane and Mbappe will undoubtedly be the biggest favorites. And if Argentina defends the Copa America, Messi is likely to reach the top again. Even if Manchester City can defend the Champions League, the sensational effect will hardly be compared to the European Championship winners, not to mention that Haaland's goal momentum this season is not as strong as last season.

Haaland has little chance of 2024, so what about 2025? Although there are no major tournaments in world football this year, there are World Cup qualifiers! Although the number of places in the European zone has increased to 16 after the expansion of the army to 48 teams, the strength of the Norwegian team is too limited, and even the 24 teams participating in the European Championship have not yet been able to qualify, let alone qualify for the World Cup.

Therefore, it is not difficult to speculate that it is a high probability event that the Norwegian team will not participate in the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and once the Norwegian team is out of the World Preliminaries, it will definitely become Haaland's fatal injury, and the point reduction effect is enough to make him miss the Golden Ball Award, let alone the World Footballer.

As for 2026, it is even less necessary to think about it, because the World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico that year, and the final Golden Ball and World Football winners will not necessarily belong to the World Cup champions, but they will definitely be World Cup participants.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see that 2023 should be the best opportunity for Haaland to gain personal honors, on the one hand, Manchester City won the Champions League and treble for the first time in history, and he personally won three golden boots, which brought people enough impact and freshness. But in the context of Messi's World Cup triumph, no amount of club success will ultimately be in vain.

And after missing out on 2023, unless he can have an annual output of 91 goals, it is impossible for Manchester City to win the Champions League again, or for him to win various Golden Boots. And the Norwegian national team's tough injuries will continue to be with him, enough to make him a companion in any major year.

So, sometimes, it seems that there are still many opportunities in the future, but in fact, missing is forever missing, after all, the career of a footballer is short, who dares to guarantee what will happen to Haaland in 3 years?