Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player ever, is most likely playing his last World Cup. He would definitely want to win the most coveted prize playing in his 5th World Cup. Argentina started the campaign with a loss against Saudi Arabia but won the next two matches and qualified for the Round of 16.

The PSG star showed his magic and helped Argentina beat Australia with his individual brilliance. It was his 1000th match and in that match he scored his 9th World Cup goal, surpassing Maradona. He is now one goal behind Gabriel Batistuta (10) as Argentina’s highest world cup scorer. Everyone is hoping that the Argentine magician finishes his World Cup career with football’s highest prize in his hand.

Argentina will now face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. Lionel Messi has revealed his favourites to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Lionel Messi reveals his favourites to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Lionel Messi said, via Marca: “[Argentina] are one of the candidates. Argentina are a powerhouse and are always among the best.”

He further added: “Brazil are doing very well, despite the defeat against Cameroon. They are still one of the great favourites.”

“France are also doing well and Spain, despite losing to Japan, are a team that play very well, that are very clear about what they do and it is very difficult to take the ball away from them, as they control possession for a long time. It will be difficult to beat them.”

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