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but as having won the most, of course there is a certain motivation to be able to do it again, although obviously it will not be easy to do but they have achieved it.
Brazil will obviously prepare as well as possible, especially since they lost in the Copa America final, of course it will make them to continue to improve. With the experience they always go through, it's not impossible that they can improve until it's time to appear
Of course, it is not easy to become a champion because the defending champion also always has the opportunity to repeat it again, and this will be even more exciting to watch in time.

From the start before several Argentine players got bad news due to injury, Messi had said earlier in advance that France and Brazil had a big chance of becoming champions on the occasion of the Qatar world cup.

this is inseparable from the depth of the players they have, both France and Brazil have very qualified resources from all lines. it was clear to Messi, he saw that both squad strengths were very, very capable of winning the championship in this tournament.  however, as we all agree on how the outcome will be, will be largely determined by the teamwork plus a bit of luck.

I personally favor Argentina to win the title as champion in the Qatar world cup later, but the probability is not too great considering Brazil is one of the most favored teams in this tournament.

Before the World Cup, Brazil never played any big team like Germany, France, England, etc., so we will never understand how strong Brazil is. However, they played Argentina in the Copa America final where they lost. So it is not right to measure the team's efficiency by playing with small teams.

There is still almost a month until the start of the World Cup, and considering the very intense and tiring football season in Europe, it is realistic to expect that there will be even more injuries to prominent players of all national teams.
Because of this, national teams with more quality players, such as France and Brazil, will have an advantage.
For Argentina, the most important thing is that Messi does not get injured before the World Cup because no one can replace him in their national team.

I think this is most likely the reason why he did not mentioned Argentina, we know that Messi has always been under enormous pressure whenever he was playing for his national team and until recently he had won nothing with them, so it is very likely that he prefers to not create expectations about the Argentinian team because if he does and he fails to win the world cup again then he will receive endless criticism for saying something and then being unable to make it come true.

I have checked the odds from several sportsbooks, and very few of them had France in the top-3. The reason is that current French squad is not as good as the one they were having in 2018. Players such as Benzema and Mbappé are still there, but there seems to be a lack of balance between various departments. If I need to chose top 3 teams for this edition of the world cup, then I will pick Brazil, Argentina and Spain (in that order). I don't know why England is even considered as one of the favorites. They were pathetic during the UEFA Nations League.

There's no doubt that Argentina will end up in the next stage, the question is when it will meet Brazil, either in the final, or beforehand. That will depend on the position in which both teams qualify for the next round.

If both teams end up classifying in the first spot, then we won't see that final. It will happen earlier.

Messi just thinks logically and the bookmakers also see these teams as the favorites. But Messi also knows that his own country Argentina might be among the outsiders to become world champions. There are 4-5 countries definitely better than Argentina and 3-4 countries are about as good. Then you need luck that your players are in shape on time on the right day and you are very dependent on Messi. You also need a good draw. If you come first in your group and you get a number 2 from the Germany/Spain group then you always have a tough match, no matter which of the 2 it becomes. I haven't looked into Argentina's schedule, but they will go through to the next round. And then watch from match to match. Argentina is a team that has to grow in the tournament.

In my opinion, this is a fair forecast, it's hard to argue with the fact that Brazil and France are the main favorites of the tournament (although many add England). The fact that Messi did not mention Argentina may be due to the unwillingness to take on the responsibility of high expectations, or even the fact that Messi is afraid to jinx his national team. Inside the Argentine national team, I'm sure everyone is discussing only the possibility of taking the gold, they are all ambitious.

I agree that these four teams are the favorites - Brazil, Argentina, France and England. But my issue here is that Messi is overestimating the capabilities of France. I understand that he plays club football for PSG and therefore he maybe having a bias towards France. But then, he should not badmouth his own team. At this point, I believe that Argentina has a clear upper hand over France. In addition to the injury issues plaguing Pogba, now France is hit with another injury (N'Golo Kanté is out of the world cup with torn hamstring).

Messi said it can be seen from two different sides of course, on the one hand he clearly knows each country that will play and knows the strengths of each team. but it could also be like you said, Messi wants not to be the favourite, but as an underdog only, so that Messi avoids the burden that occurs.
Even so, we cannot avoid that Brazil as a team is indeed a very complete player, so it is only natural that Messi makes Brazil the favorite team. Of course it also cannot be ignored and not underdog, that Argentina is also the same country as Brazil.
will there be any surprises? Of course it is highly anticipated because anything can happen but it is always only in the preliminary round, after that it is always the best country that will appear.

Messi is just humble and he do not want to get the favorite role because it is easier to play the role of an underdog win or lose. The fans love underdogs. Messi knows Brazil is their main rivals and he is right to give them the credit where it is due. Messi also played for PSG the top team of the French League. Needless to say that it is Brazil, Argentina, France and England are the top four favorite countries to win the Qatar World Cup.

Yes, I can't say if this is a problem that is being experienced by European countries or they are just still saving their real strength for the World Cup so that they are not easy to read the game. Let's see what really happened while the World Cup was underway. But I hope it's a store of strength as spoken of, meaning they can still really play beyond expectations at the moment.

I am really surprised by this prediction from Messi. Does he really think that French squad is stronger than the one Argentina is sending to the world cup? I don't share his optimism for France. They have performed very poorly in the UEFA Nations League and on top of that they are suffering from injury issues to some of their key players. And for a long time now, the lack of team bonding within the French team has been an issue. They have some of the best players in the world. But all that will be of very little use, if they there is no team cohesion.

Messi as a team captain certainly knows the strength of his teammates on the national team. Even though I didn't mention Argentina, I'm sure Messi and the Argentine team will still perform at their best. at least we can see Argentina qualify from the group stage.
if seen, Brazil and France do have the power at the moment. I don't think it's difficult to qualify from the group stage, both are group favorites.
but we also have to keep up with current developments. because there are rumors, some important players will miss this year's world cup due to injury.

Lionel Messi have picked Brazil and France as the favourites for the World Cup citing their team players who have played together for longtime. Messi hadn't mentioned Argentina to be the favourite as more players are into injuries and are playing fixtures for clubs even though the World Cup matches were scheduled.
Lionel Messi picks Brazil, France as World Cup favourites

I am not sure about this. All the major European teams performed poorly in the UEFA nations league. Maybe you are right and they are saving their best for the world cup. But what I have seen so far hasn't been very encouraging. Less than a month remain for the world cup and I am not sure whether they can rebound in a big way. Anyway, I am pretty sure about one thing. This time there are going to be a lot many upsets, and many of the top European sides are going to fail to qualify for the knockout phase.

I do not know if Neymar Jr has other plans to be able to be in football in other ways, and if what you say is true, he is barely 30 years old, although I do not know if he wants to retire due to his great criticism, he is a player who sometimes he puts a lot into the theater, and that sometimes that annoys and annoys the referees, sometimes when in reality they really foul him, the referees don't call him out because they think it's pure theater, in fact in the World Cup he was given very hard that he had to go out and have an operation, it was something that due to the radical nature of the damage he had to leave the national team, and if it hadn't been for that, I'm sure the referee wouldn't have called a foul, I think all that has also made the player feels a little bad, and has been harshly criticized, I think that's one of the big reasons.

Well, as I have said in some threads, Brazil may have the advantage, but we have to wait for the latest incidents, because Dybala is injured, and I think that if Dybala does not go it will be a very strong blow for Argentina, because he is like the weapon secret that Messi has to be able to reach his goal, I think that Messi needs someone else to help him, in 2014 I saw how he was the only player who did his best, and the whole team leaned on him, all the pressure was about him, and he couldn't win anything, Argentina has been very close to winning the world cup with Messi and they can't, so they lack one more player who can help him, but help him well.


What happens is that this country, like some others, does not accept these things, they see it as something unnatural and I think that religion also does not agree very much with these issues, where only men and women exist, but given that it will be done in a country that does not accept those things, people who are like that must respect them, because they are simply their rules, that is like going to someone's house, and it is well known that in each house there are rules that they impose and those rules must be respected because you are residing there, and there is no reason to do it in another way, so in order to avoid problems, people must stay out of it, well, I don't know, that's how I think so that problems don't arise .



Well, I hope that these teams, when they are in the World Cup and already playing, can have a better performance, I really would like that at least Portugal could go very far, the truth is, I don't know if the Nations League is also taken seriously in these teams that demands it, because I didn't see that they played so hard either, they may also be saving the best for this World Cup, because England is a team that always commands a lot of respect, for his part Kane is not doing badly, and France is a very complete team, I hope Karim Benzema is in the line-up too, and Germany led by Mulle, so I hope they are saving the best for Qatar.

LOL.. do you really think that teams such as Germany and England are better than Brazil? Have you watched their matches in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A? Anyway, I don't want a comparison between Brazil and these teams at the moment. Because Brazil hasn't played against top UEFA teams recently and my assumptions can be wrong. And another factor is that poor performance by Germany and England during the UEFA Nations League may motivate them to regroup and rebound ahead of the world cup.

I agreed here about the USA they are not best team even still they are in top 20 but here it's not easy for them to qualify for next round because they are going to face England and Wales both are very strong teams and having quality players those can give good results at the end of the day for their teams even they can beat Iran and stay at third in their group, but currently they are in development process so not easy time for them in this world cup, but surely we can expect good from them at home in next world Cup which is good for them.

Here most chances England could be at the top of the group with Wales and USA match could be decider for who is going to stay at second which is surely not easy game for them Iran is also not having good time because their recent form is not good for having any upset point from this group.