Argentina’s Lionel Messi thinks Brazil, France and England are the biggest threats to his dream of finally adding a World Cup winners’ medal to his bulging trophy cabinet.
In Qatar, Argentina’s hopes will once again rest on the 35-year-old Paris St. Germain forward as they seek to win the South American country’s third world championship and first since 1986.
“Whenever we talk about candidates, we always talk about the same teams,” Messi told South American Federation Conmebol.
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“If I have to put some above others I think Brazil, France and England are a little bit above the rest. But the World Cup is so difficult and so complicated that anything can happen.”
Messi reached the final with Argentina in 2014 but suffered an extra-time defeat by Germany.
Copa American champions Argentina is unbeaten in 35 games and if this is Lionel Messi’s final World Cup, Argentina is in the best shape to win the championship with a 35-game winning streak.
“We’re quite happy about it. We have a great group that is really enthusiastic, but we consider moving cautiously.” he remarked
“Our goal is to get the World Cup off to the best possible start so that we can handle whatever comes afterwards. You get to know one another better the more you play and spend time together on the field.”
Before playing Mexico and Poland in Group C, Argentina’s first match is against Saudi Arabia.
