5 a strong candidate to win the 2022 World Cup is interesting to review. Moreover, a number of teams that were initially favored by the champions began to fall and certainly failed to make it to the finals. One of them is the Italian national team.
The Italian national team failed to reach the 2022 World Cup finals after losing to North Macedonia in the playoffs. In the absence of the Italian national team, who are the favorite teams to win? Here are 5 strong candidates to win the 2022 World Cup.
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5. Brazil National Team
One of the strong candidates to win the 2022 World Cup is the Brazilian national team. This is not without reason. The reason is, Brazil itself has performed well so far in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers so that they are still taking shelter at the top of the standings while the CONMEBOL zone.
Brazil also successfully proved its toughness in the 2021 Copa America stage by winning runner-up status. Neymar Jr of course will still be a mainstay of the Brazilian national team. Although now his condition is not good with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he has proven that he is still working well with Brazil.
4. Spain National Team
In fourth place, there is the Spanish national team. They are also on the list of strong candidates to win the 2022 World Cup because the condition of their squad is so tough. Luis Enrique managed to create a strong team in the Spanish national team by entrusting the young players.
In the La Furia Roja squad – the nickname of the Spanish national team – there are a number of star players, such as Ferran Torres, Pablo Sarabia, to Alvaro Morata who are most likely called up to play in the 2022 World Cup. Apart from that, there are also young players who are now a mainstay. Enrique is like Pedri and Gavi.
3. England national team
This one team is no less beautiful because the squad is studded with star players. Yes, the England national team is one of the teams that has a lot of star players.
With this condition, the England national team can appear tough in every competition it takes. At the 2020 European Cup, they even successfully walked to the final. Although in the end, Gareth Southgate’s men failed to become champions because they lost to Italy on penalties in the final.
Even so, the England national team has the potential to make up for that failure at the 2022 World Cup. By having many star players, Southgate certainly has high hopes to talk more.
2. French National Team
Then there is the French national team. This team is the favorite to win. The French national team is the defending champion at the 2022 World Cup.
Yes, Les Bleus -the nickname of the French national team – successfully sealed the title in the previous edition of the World Cup. Now, by relying on Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, and other star players, the French national team is certainly ready to fight for the title.
Their condition is also very good because they have just won the UEFA Nations League title in October 2021. Now it is interesting to look forward to the progress of the French national team and other strong candidate teams in the 2022 World Cup.
1. Argentina National Team
Finally, there is the Argentine national team. The existence of the Argentine national team in the list of strong candidates for the 2022 World Cup can not be separated from the role of the star player, Lionel Messi.
La Pulga-Messi’s nickname- does not appear bright at club level with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), but he shines in the Argentine national team. Messi continues to contribute goals in many matches, most recently when Argentina played Venezuela in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers a few days ago.
Messi has even helped La Albiceleste -Argetina’s national team nickname – win the 2021 Copa America. This makes them the favorites to win. Messi himself is ready to work hard at the 2022 World Cup because this might be his last World Cup.
