JAKARTA Sadio Mane praised Lionel Messi and at the same time supported the former Barcelona player to bring the Argentine national team out as champions of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Argentina is one of the favorite countries to win in the quadrennial tournament which will run from November 20 to December 18 at the end of this year. Messi, who is in the best form, is considered to be contributing.
"He's an amazing player. Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France, England, I think there are some teams that can win the World Cup. Argentina is one of the [most favorites]," Mane said.
Messi led Argentina to the World Cup final in the 2014 edition of Brazil. However, they failed to bring home the title after losing to Germany.
Although Argentina is included in the favorite team this year, Messi remains reluctant to expect much. He said that in a tournament as big as the World Cup, anything could happen.
"I don't know if we are big favorites, but I'm sure Argentina is a candidate because of its history, which means more now because of the way we got here. However, at any World Cup it could happen, all matches were very difficult. Not always the favorites who won it," he said.
La Albiceleste in outstanding and unbeaten performances in 35 games in all competitions. The 1978 and 1986 World Cup winners won the Copa America last year after beating Brazil 1-0 in the final.
Messi and his friends then beat Italy 3-0 at La Finalissima earlier this year. La Finalissima is a match that brings together the Copa America champions and European Cup winners.
Argentina's consistent performance will be backed by Messi's good performance. La Pulga, wearing the Argentina captain's armband, performed outstanding this season, recorded 11 goals and 12 assists in 16 games for Paris Saint-Germain in all competitions.
In addition, it also has 10 goals and two assists in the last six games for the national team. La Albiceleste are in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland. They will start their campaign against Saudi Arabia on November 22 at the Lusail Stadium.
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