One dreams of lifting the most precious trophy in football for the first time, the other of continuing to hold it in his hands, after having won it in 2018: Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé, stars of the candidates Argentina and France, arrived in Qatar this Wednesday to play the 2022 World Cup that begins on Sunday.
The Argentine team, led by Lionel Messilanded in Doha around 02:30 local time on Thursday (20:30 on Wednesday in Paraguayan time).
The South American team had defeated a few hours before United Arab Emirates 5-0in a friendly disputed in Abu Dhabi.
messi, what scored a bit in that match, at 35 years of age, he faces the fifth and what may be his last World Cuphoping to achieve the only title missing in his career.
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The Paris Saint-Germain player has in his record with Argentina a title of under-20 world champion (Holland-2005), an olympic gold (Beijing-2008) and an America’s Cupwon last year in Brazil, but the coveted absolute world title resists him.
Messi reached the World Cup final in the Brazil-2014 editionwhen the Albiceleste were defeated by Germany 1-0 at the legendary Maracana, with a goal from Mario Götze in extra time.
The Argentine team appears in almost all forecasts as one of the great favoritesafter adding this Wednesday his 36th straight game undefeatedafter the 5-0 win against the UAE.
Argentina will debut in the Qatar-2022 World Cup on Tuesday, November 22 against Saudi Arabia for the first date of Group C that complete Mexico Y Poland.
– For the defense of the crown –
For his part, France, current world champion, is already resting in her base camp after landing today at the Doha airport, encouraged by the chants of at least 200 fans, six days before her World Cup debut in Qatar.
The ‘Les Bleus’ bus, with the colors blue, white and red, crossed at around 8:45 p.m. stars located west of Doha where the current monarchs will spend the entire competition.
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Faced with a huge security display, Didier Deschamps’s pupils confirmed the support of numerous fans, especially residents, of various nationalities: French, Lebanese and Indian, among others.
“Kylian Mbappé, Kylian Mbappé!“, shouted the congregants who came to celebrate his arrival.
Cet accueil au camp de base ? pic.twitter.com/LjVVCGcHVg
— Team de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 16, 2022
French supporters also cheered on their players by singing the ‘Marseillaise’
The French cast will debut in the tournament on Tuesday, November 22 against Australia, inside of the Group D.
