Topic: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers - page 17. (Read 35015 times)

I have yet to see any official news where Messi has announced that this is his last World Cup. However, Messi is now 35 years old, so naturally, this is going to be his last World Cup. And Argentina is expected to do well in this World Cup. Because the Argentina team has been able to continue good performance for a long time. I would say if Messi and Argentina's defenders are able to perform well in the World Cup, Argentina has a high chance of winning the title.

It is nothing serious to miss a friendly game. It is normal that top teams rest their top players for important games and do not risk playing their top players in friendly games to avoid injuries, whatever the reason may be for his absence in the game I don’t think the game was that important. Ronaldo is likely to feature in the first group game against Ghana which is a more important game than the one against Nigeria.

Yeah, the weather in Qatar will be actually cooler than the weather in Europe, specially after the recent heat waves that reached at 40degs+

I don't really think the weather will be a thing in this world cup. The main thing will be alcohol and other things that are banned there, but that all the thousands of tourists are used to in western countries, like hugging or kissing your girlfriend while unmarried.

a country that was originally a desert, of course, promises quite extreme hot temperatures, but as a developed country, of course, Qatar may already have technology that can indeed reduce the heat in stadiums later, apart from that, we see that in leagues that have hot enough weather usually matches there will be a time off for drinking players, apart from that the world cup in Qatar will take place during November and December where according to the news I read if at that time the weather in Qatar is only around 21 to 26 degrees Celsius and we can say that the temperature with that size is not too hot.

Since Qatar is a country in the Middle East,so we have to accept that the temperature will be a little high there. Yes, it is true that it will be difficult for many players to perform well when they play here, but I think they will not come here without practicing.  And besides, a few days ago I heard that the technology that can control the temperature in Qatar's stadiums is going on.

We all know that Qatar belongs to high average temperature country. The average temperature there is around 29 degrees Celsius and reaches a maximum of 45 degrees during the summer months. The heat is obviously excessive in the summer, with the World Cup being played in the winter. But if we compared to the United Kingdom then temperatures will be very high. Running on the field for 90 minutes in this temperature is very difficult but there is no way, this year World Cup must be passed through this condition.

I feel like we are talking about his "last one" too much, he is around 35 years old if I am not wrong, that means he would be 39 years old, we have seen players who played more than that, players at 40-41 years old and still in the world cup, and they weren't even as good as Messi. Are we 100% certain that it’s his last one, did he say it? Could he change his mind?

I feel like if he ends up playing very well for a long time, then he has his last one ahead of him and it may not be this one. Of course, that depends on how good Argentina will be, if on the next one they are still candidates to win, then Messi may want to join even at that age, maybe this won't be his last, I am not 100% certain about it.

Croatia could have won with a bigger goal difference. Two of their goals were cancelled due to var and things could have gone worst for Saudi Arabia in this match. The heat will be a huge problem in the world cup and they need to get used to it. Team like Saudi Arabia,Qatar and so on are used to this conditions so might have a small advantage because of it

On paper and FIFA rankings, Portugal is more convincing to win the group than any other team in Group H.
however, that does not mean Portugal can swing smoothly to conquer its opponents. Portugal's toughest opponent is only Uruguay, where they have two veteran players who are still fairly sharp at their age. Luiz Suarez, Edison Cavani have experience requirements that they can really rely on when they are in their opponent's defense line.

On the other hand, South Korea is a team that should not be underestimated in this group phase. they have quite an impressive record, and have a history of overthrowing big teams like Germany and Italy. South Korea has also recorded a meeting with Portugal in the 2002 world cup, which Portugal lost with a score of 0-1.

actually Portugal is filled with many top players, it's just that their performance is not too impressive. even in the last match in the Nations League, Portugal had to be beaten by Spain even though by a thin score. this means that Fernando Santos' strategy did not work as effectively and as he expected. plus, the star icon they have "Ronaldo" is in a phase of performance decline.

However, for now we are only talking based on existing statistics and data. regarding the results later, let's wait for this world cup event to be held.

Undoubtedly. In this World Cup, the countries of Africa and South America will have some advantage as they are used to playing in a hot climate.




Look, we can't ignore Ghana. They have been playing well, and the last time Portugal played Ghana, in the 2014 World Cup, Portugal won with some difficulty, with the game ending 2-1.

I think Portugal has a pretty good chance to at least get out of this phase. Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea all had good games. Portugal can not underestimate everything. those who qualify for this phase are also a strong team that has weathered some difficult matches.
maybe Portugal will be more favored in Group H with Uruguay. but I feel South Korea will play well this year.

Croatia played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia yesterday and won but very hard, only 1:0.
In fact, it could be said that Saudi Arabia lost undeservedly, and they even had a chance to win.
After the match, all the Croatian players and the coach complained about the very difficult weather and high heat, which made it very difficult for them to play.
It seems to me that the difficult weather conditions in Qatar will be a major aggravating factor, especially for European teams that are not used to such harsh weather conditions.
These weather conditions will surely suit the African teams a lot more and maybe because of this the African teams will have more success in this world cup.

Today Portugal will play a friendly match with Nigeria. The coach has already said that Ronaldo will not play because he is sick. But at this moment with so much controversy around the player, it is difficult to understand what is going on.

In Portugal, several people think that this friendly will not serve to improve the team, but only to meet the schedule. Which could complicate things, a week from now, in the first game of the World Cup.

Although the Portuguese believe that Portugal has a good team and good players, there is a general feeling that things are not going to go well.

what is your opinion? Do I think Portugal has the conditions to go far in the competition?

There are a few more players that maybe have the last chances to get the World Cup Title , or again !
Thomas Müller is one and also maybe Manuel Neuer from Germany but i guess every Nation has his old players.
By the way what i have seen yesterday on the review of the German friendly game was really disappointing in some way.

Messi, who is set to feature in his fifth FIFA World Cup and this is his last one. Knowing that this is Messi's last Wc tournament, Argentina have put everything in place to lift this one; called up efficient players who will put their minds into the game to deliver. Luckily for them, most of their players and their Clubs are in a good form, like Lisandro Martinez, Lautaro Martinez, Otamendi, Mac Allister and Messi. So I expect Argentina to make it to the final round.

It's time to hope for players who are younger than Messi who is no longer young for this world cup. Because the Argentine squad also looks so mature to face the world cup this year and so does the squad from Brazil which is also not bad and is very ready to face the Qatar world cup championship this year. Although expecting the best for a Messi in the Argentina squad is also not wrong because Messi can also provide input and good performances for his squad in the world cup this time.

Messi is 35 years old. So what do you expect from him? By the time of the next world cup, he will be 39. He may continue with club football for another 2-3 years, but I don't foresee him playing much international football after Qatar 2022. We are going through a strange phase in football, where most of the star players are in their late 30s (Messi, Ronaldo, Modric.etc). And Argentina has sent their best squad in three decades. For them also, it is now or never. Rebuilding the team after Messi may take some time and it will have an impact on their chances for 2026.

Messi himself has officially mentioned that this will be his last world cup.

It's his last chance, and Argentina arrived to this world cup unbeaten, so it's a really good chance for him. It's literally now or never.

Argentina was a good enough team in the last Bishcup. But their main weakness was their weak defense. And this is why Argentina's performance in previous World Cups was not very good. But in this World Cup, Argentina is a self-sufficient team. Defense, midfield and forward players are in good form. So in this World Cup Argentina team is considered as favorite by all. It could also be Messi's last World Cup. So most Messi fans want Argentina to win the title.

Argentina could, because they already won continental, and it would be the last one for Messi and the whole world wants Roanldo or Messi to win something before they retire. It would be the very last one (probably) for both of them, so either they win it this year, or they won’t win at all for their entire career, such a sad situation of course.

Messi of course has a better chance, Argentina is overall a better team and built a good squad this time around, there is a possibility that they could win, add Messi into a team that is good and you got yourself a team that could beat anyone in the world, but they could also end up losing to anyone as well, there is no guarantee at all.