The world is looking forward to the Lionel Messi-Kylian Mbappé duel, this Sunday in Doha (12:00), in the Qatar-2022 final. Many soccer fans want the Albiceleste to win so that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner can win the only title he lacks.
At 35, it seems to be the last chance he has Messi to win that title, while mbappe He already won the World Cup in Russia-2018 at just 19 years old. If he prevails in Doha, at almost 24, he would probably take over as the best player on the planet.
“Mbappé is the future. Messi has already been, for a long time, the best player in the world. That makes you think that once Messi is gone…”, he stated. Mario Kempesmain architect of the first Argentine title, in 1978, to the AFP.
All of Argentina and a good part of the planet do not want Messi to retire without being a world champion, as Diego Maradona was in 1986, and Mario Kempes among them.
“There are two Argentine teams that are champions and the one now is very close. In 1978 Y 1986Luckily, we came out champions. We lack a Messi World Cup“, affirmed the ‘Matador’.
– “Messi conductor” –
This Saturday, arsene wengerFIFA technical director of development, also surrendered to Messi.
“The conductor is Messi and the music starts when he has the ball. What is amazing to me in this tournament is that he has rediscovered his physical ability to accelerate again at the right time“, said.
In Doha, in addition to the support that the Argentine team will receive in the final, with almost 40,000 fans, the support of the locals (Qataris and emigrants) is very visible.
France will have the support of the nation’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who traveled to Qatar this Saturday with his wife Brigitte and several soccer stars to attend the final.
Macron is accompanied by footballer Christopher Nkunku, out of the World Cup due to injury, former internationals Alain Giresse, Bruno Cheyrou and Laure Boulleau as well as international referee Stéphanie Frappart.
With so many people pushing for Messi not to leave football without winning a World Cup, it makes the French team appears almost like the villain of the movie.
– For spoiling the party –
But the French team, which will play almost as a visitor to a Lusail stadium full of Argentines, will try to spoil the Albiceleste party and win their third starafter the World Cups 1998 Y 2018.
If successful, France would also be the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Pele’s Brazil (1958 and 1962).
“It is true that Leo Messi has a great career that lacks this trophy, but we are also here to make our country proud. I hope the French team wins”, said the French striker. Ousmane Dembelewho was a teammate of the Argentine player at Barcelona.
The match Argentina-France and the other duel Messi-Mbappé focuses the attention of the whole world, while Luka modric Y Croatia they took the bronze of the World Cup with their 2-1 victory against Morocco in the match for third place, this Saturday at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha.
Messi and Mbappé thus have another great footballer as a companion on the podium, after having achieved silver in 2018.
