Reigning World Champion with Argentina in 2022 after disgusting Kylian Mbappé’s French team, Lionel Messi revealed his big favorites for the 2026 edition in an interview given to The Touchline. “My favorites to win the next World Cup? There are very good teams, like Spain, France, England, Brazil and also Germany”said the Barça legend.
The Albiceleste captain also explained: “Everyone wanted to beat Argentina, and now that we are the last World Champions, the goal has become more difficult to achieve, but we will not stop fighting, there is no doubt about that. » A rather surprising selection from the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, which therefore puts the two winners before Argentina (France 2018; Germany 2014), but does not include the Portugal of his rival Cristiano Ronaldo…
