Messi Worried Brazil And France Damage To The Argentine Champion Cans At The 2022 World Cup Qatar

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi is worried that Brazil and France will become a stumbling block for his country as they try to win the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Messi will try to win the World Cup with Argentina in his fifth attempt when the tournament is held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18 at the end of this year.

"For favorites, there are big teams like Brazil, Germany, France, England, Spain, and I'm sure I forgot some [names]," the player nicknamed La Pulga told Argentina outlet DirecTV, which was reported by the Mirror.

According to several bookies, the England, Brazil, France, and Argentina national teams are the four favorite countries to win the most prestigious tournament. France is the defending champion after winning trophies in Russia four years ago.

This year will be Messi's last chance to lift the World Cup trophy after he had failed on four previous occasions, including the defeat in the 2014 edition of the final against Germany.

This is the first trophy he has not had in a career journey so brilliantly as to win 11 league titles, four Champions Leagues, and the Copa America. However, to become a champion in Qatar opens up easy things.

"Today I think Brazil and France are the two strongest candidates in the World Cup [of this]," the former Barcelona player added.

Messi first appeared in the World Cup with Argentina in 2006 ago. At that time he and Albicelestes returned home in the quarter-finals after losing to Germany.

Argentina suffered the same fate, in the same round, and with the same team in South Africa four years later. The team, then coached by Diego Maradona, lost four goals without reply, at that time.

After failing in the final in Brazil, Messi and his friends' journey at the 2018 World Cup was not as good as in the previous three editions. They immediately ran aground in French hands in the round of 16.