Actually I wasn't too sure when the Nations League became the benchmark now, but indeed for Brazil today they are very different from a few years ago.
The condition of their players is even and there are many potential new players for them at this time.
Call it Vini, Richalrison and Antony in attack and Militapo in defense.
Not to mention with the support of players who can currently be considered as caliber as Raphinha and Neymar, it is clear that Brazil is currently a strong candidate after several years of absence.
Well this is something that has to be recognized, for me Brazil is a country that has a lot of talent, the players are quite efficient, they have a lot of attacking output, they have a Neymar who, no matter how hard he is, is a player who can solve a game in 1 second, at the least expected moment he can score a goal, these Nations League games sometimes I see it as a double-edged sword, there is the tremendous blow that CR7 took with the Czech Republic goalkeeper, he shed a lot of blood and I think more than one in Portugal got nervous, these hits and any type of injury can mean that a player is left out of the lineup.
Cristiano Ronaldo left bruised and bloodied after sickening collision in Portugal match
Cristiano Ronaldo was left dazed and with a bloodied nose after a collision during Portugal's Nations League clash with Czech Republic on Saturday. The veteran forward was given medical attention following the incident.
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https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1673877/Cristiano-Ronaldo-bruised-bloodied-sickening-collision-Portugal-Czech-RepublicThis inning was tough, and it could have been worse, the players who are key to their teams shouldn't risk them, well that's my way of thinking.
At the moment Tite is not too concerned with the squad because indeed he has many options for the Brazilian players now and their talents are now quite complex especially some of them are still very young.
As for Neymar, it's a bit difficult because there are some things that I don't really like about his attitude but this doesn't make him play badly on the pitch.
Btw I saw Portugal's match against Switzterland and the impact that Ronaldo received did look very hard, I hope things don't get worse and leave an effect after the match even though he did have to get treatment at that time.
Yes, in reality, Brazil does not have much of a problem, its players are very good and they have always had talent and this is something that can be noticed, Neymar despite everything, I think he has had more maturity and that has been noticeable since PSG, and more so with the huge problem that occurred with Mbappé who wants to be kicked out of the team, so between Ney and Messi they are more united than ever, and this has led him to his national team, Brazil I do not see a problem in reality that they can play a good role in the World Cup, even qualify for the final if they want, they have all the material, and also the technical director has the necessary strategies so that they can get ahead.
That's insane, one out of nine people in the world watched the 2006 World Cup Final. Italy won that time, and it's now not even qualified for Qatar!
It's a shame why a strong team like Italy couldn't qualify for the World Cup this time. And it seems that Italy lost to North Macedonia which made it fail and did not qualify for the World Cup ticket. But at this World Cup I think it will be very lively. because everyone had been waiting for it. and even many star players who will play for the last time in the world cup.
I still remember the final of that World Cup, I understand when Zidane gave the Italian the header, that was something never seen before, I cannot deny that at that time he was going to Italy, it was a super mega game, at that time there were many fans Italian, I liked how everything on the Italian flag looked, for me that was spectacular, I still remember as if that final had been today, Italy has a lot of history, it's a shame that it has not completed its classification for now, I don't know , I think the players were overconfident, it seems to me that there are missing players with the heart of Paolo Maldini, Toro Vieri, Cannavaro, Buffon, Francesco Totti, of all those greats, but I am sure that for the next World Cup Italy will be one of the top finishers.
@Ahli38 the blame lie's on Italy’s coach and their player’s because they simply failed to step up and deliver, and even when there was a second chance to qualify they once again let their fan's down. Furthermore this World Cup will be dominated by Messi and Ronaldo as this is their last World Cup, but sadly I don’t expect either one of them to win it for their country.
The beautiful thing about soccer is that it can unite people all over the world, of all tastes, colors, nations are seen as some of the most powerful that exist, some think or say that it is seen as wars where it is shown what is the strongest country, I really would like the best to win, I cannot deny that I would like Portugal to win for CR7, Brazil for history, and Croatia because I know that the Croats play with their hearts in their legs, they have been very close to reaching to the final, I'm sure that if they reach the final they win, I can't forget A Clockwork Orange either, Roben was very close.
