Topic: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers - page 42. (Read 35015 times)

But then, some of the most promising youngsters are not taking part in this tournament. Erling Håland from Norway is one of them. Norway couldn't qualify this time. Milan Škriniar from Slovakia, Marco Verratti from Italy, Luis Diaz from Colombia and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon are some of the promising players who won't be part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Feels bad about these players.. but that's how it works. Hopefully their absence won't be felt and we will witness the rise of other younger players.

Even Ronaldo and Messi both are vital for their teams but mostly now their teams are not fully depended on them with too many youngsters and better quality players are still available and doing much better which is helpful for these teams as well, but presence of these players are doing good part for them and their moral is also very high which is good for them in this event.

Messi is surely a legendary player and now this time he is here for his final event and want to win which is possible but things surely favoring him as well because their squad is also good and have ability but on other side Ronaldo is not having luxury like Messi, and they just can go through until last eight if they have done something special otherwise their job going to end in last 16.

Bruno Fernandes is an Attacking Midfielder, his position in the Portugal squad is very much needed, some of the notes on his Portugal contribution are impressive. as well as when he played at his club man united. in 6 matches with man united, he contributed 1 goal against southampton.
On several occasions, Portugal won against Switzerland 4 -0 in the absence of Ronaldo. however in the away match Portugal lost 1-0. In this year's World Cup, Bruno and Ronaldo will work together again to contribute to their national squad.

As for Argentina, currently Messi is no longer carrying out a heavy task with his Argentina squad. he will play like he played in his club psg. Teamwork will be Argentina's strategy in this World Cup.

On the other hand, brazil is the favorite to be a champion candidate.

Well, it is not to discredit any team, for me Senegal is one of the African teams that I like the most, I cannot deny that my favorite is Nigeria, but unfortunately they did not qualify, and with respect to Ecuador too, I have seen them play in the stadium, and when comparing with all the teams, I think that Qatar has a lot of opportunity here, and against Senegal what they play against is that player No. 12, and I mean the public, for sure they will have many fans supporting Qatar In addition, he is the owner of the house and being the host of such a big event because he has some privileges, maybe they want to see them in the round of 16, a second round that they pass would satisfy everyone, I think, but of course it is only my speculation, For me, Senegal has a lot of quality and they play very well. I really hope that they show that level of attractive African football that many people in the world fall in love with.


The truth is somewhat uncertain, I couldn't say if it could come from another country, one country in particular sounds a lot like me, and it's Germany, I don't know why, Brazil also sounds familiar to me, and it's always been like that, all over the world it comes out a star from those countries in particular, just like France, these countries may have the next promises of football and it is in particular a very good thing, I also have a slight feeling that a super star will come from Crocia apart from Modric, that country always hides a great soccer and they shine in all the world cups, Holland is a clear candidate to reach the final of the world cup, and obviously many star players can be there.

Yeah, I think the new superstar will come from another country. We'll see which team brings younger players, and hopefully there will be a surprise discovery this world cup. We need more superstars as the current ones are getting old and retiring soon.

Ronaldo is 37 years old and this maybe the last time that he is wearing the Portuguese national jersey. So anyway the team need to find new blood to replace Ronaldo. And there are a number of promising players emerging. But I don't think that anyone among them have the capability to fill the vacuum that will be left by CR7. I still remember the hype that surrounded Ronaldo when he played during Euro 2004. And remember the Battle of Nuremberg (2006)? Ronaldo was a big name by then. None of the younger players (Diogo Jota, André Silva, Rafael Leão.etc) can generate the same amount of hype now.

Yeah, but I don't believe they will be at the required level to lift the trophy. I think Portugal will perform alright, maybe go to the next round, but at maximum maybe reach semis, not father than that.

In terms of the quality of their players, they are still very good for the current world cup, but for the problem of dependence, especially for the Portugal national team, it must be reduced a little because their dependence on Ronaldo is still greater than Argentina.
Indeed, in this case we know that the figures of Ronaldo and Messi are still vital for each country, but they must also be aware that this kind of dependence actually prevents other players from developing bigger.

Yes, sometimes that seems a little true. But on the other hand, without Ronaldo, Portugal has some difficulty in reaching the goal. So he can play better but he doesn't have goals.

Fortunately for Portugal, there are some advanced players emerging who can start to make a difference in that field and not be so dependent on Ronaldo's goals.

@rahmad2nd I found an article of last year which says that Bruno performs better for Portugal when Ronaldo isn’t playing, which proves that without Ronaldo Portugal will be better in the long run however for this World Cup his experience may come handy.

Also since Ronaldo is being benched for Manchester United we’ll have to see how well he does in this World Cup, and on the other hand Messi is back in form but I doubt that he alone can take Argentina to the finals, hence my favourite team to lift the World Cup continues to be Brazil.

Agreed with your all statement every good thing has to go with time so right now same situation for these legendary players now they can't give their best, but their presence is surely had some good impact on team and youths which are now going to have to start their best for next few years Messi and Ronaldo were best in last few world cups but right now they are contribution only for the honor or giving good respect to their next generation which will take these spots from them.

With this all situation no one can blame these or many other players those serve their countries in all conditions and have good performance for them as well this rule is no applying only in soccer this is going to be applying for everywhere so no matter of shame or blame it's circle of life which will be going like this even after us.

There is no official confirmation, but considering the ages of Ronaldo and Messi, I think it is unlikely that we will see them at the next World Cup. I think Qatar will be their last World Cup.
Honestly, I'm not too worried about Portugal and Argentina. Portugal had a football star Eusebio even before Ronaldo and Argentina also had their football star, Maradona, so I'm sure after Ronaldo and Messi retire from football we will see some new football greats in Portugal and Argentina. These are great soccer nations that have always had great players and national teams, and there is no need to worry about their future.
In any case, it will be interesting to see how much Ronaldo and Messi can help their national teams in their last World Cup. Can they go all the way and take the title? Very difficult.

however, because messi and ronaldo are still involved in this year's world cup tournament, their contribution is still very much needed by their respective country squads, both argentina or portugal, until the time comes for them to retire. Regarding the heyday of both Messi and Ronaldo I think it depends on one's perspective to see it.

IMO, messi is luckier than ronaldo, messi's performance is still very good, he is still a core player with the PSG squad. proved he took an important role and contributed greatly to his club.
Bad luck befell ronaldo, i do not doubt his greatness even at his current age. but his selfishness makes his performance decline.  well, so basically, both messi and ronaldo are still very much needed by their squad to compete in this year's world cup tournament.

Portugal and Argentina may be able to play well, but they stand no chance against teams such as Brazil of Ronaldo and Messi are not present in the team. Apart from the tactical disadvantage, there is going to be the psychological disadvantage as well. If a player such as Ronaldo is there in the XI, then the opposition team members would be entirely focused on that player. This would allow the other players in the team to play more freely. Just look at the stats. Check the performance of Portugal team when Ronaldo is not in the XI.

Some players can play extremely well even after their late thirties. But yeah, usually their peak is around 24 or so.

It will be a great to see the last world cup of these amazing players

What i want you to know is that football have a duration of performance, and that time of duration of performance reach or occur when the players are younger, what is affecting the players you mentioned now being messi and Ronald is old age, those strength and energy they have that time has being drop from the system, so we don't need to blame them because i know that age matters in football

Heard that they both are going to play their last world cup match
Is this correct?
IF so than this will be an end to the golden era and people are surely going to miss these legends and surely they are both going to give their best in respective teams

I believe the Portuguese national team and the Argentine team can still play well without Ronaldo and Messi. Both Ronaldo and Messi are past their prime. They cannot to be expected to play and put up the kind of shows we were used to seeing whenever they play. These two legends still have a lot to offer in the Argentine and Portuguese team respectively. .

We never underestimate any participant from any country who will compete in the world cup, even for several teams from Asian countries that participated in this year's world cup tournament. which in fact, in terms of skills, talents, strategies, are far less than other participants from European or Latino countries.

Well, talking about messi, i'm not sure that this year's world cup is his last world cup in his participation in his national event. there is no official statement that he conveys to date, neither does his rival ronaldo, there is no official claim and statement stating that this year's world cup is the last world cup for them.

This is a very good conversation from all of you and the points being raised are to be viewed critically as well. All eyes are on Qatar truly, so they can't afford to disappoint. They bade for this and have been preparing for the best world cup ever in collaboration and cooperation with FIFA. And as much as they will respect the secularity of the gathering, their own culture and religion must be preserved as well. As for me, aside from the newer technology to be seen, I don't expect much excitement from this year's world cup.