Ronaldo Backs This Team To Win FIFA World Cup. It’s Not Lionel Messi’s Argentina

Lionel Messi likely has one final chance to lift the only major trophy missing from his collection, but Ronaldo will not be rooting for the South Americans in Tuesday’s semi-final against Croatia.

Former Brazil star Ronaldo says he cannot get behind his country’s great sporting rivals Argentina at the World Cup, and backs France as “big favourites” to retain their title. Lionel Messi likely has one final chance to lift the only major trophy missing from his collection, but Ronaldo will not be rooting for the South Americans in Tuesday’s semi-final against Croatia. “I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say I’ll be happy for Argentina” if they win the World Cup, said Ronaldo. “But I see football as a romantic. And I will appreciate any champion.”

“Since the beginning, my prediction has always been Brazil and France in the final,” the two-time World Cup winner told media including AFP at a roundtable in Doha.

“Brazil are no longer there. But France, match after match, are backing up their status as favourites and I still see them as the big favourites.”

Lionel Messi’s Argentina are not favourites to lift the FIFA World Cup 2022 title, feels legendary Brazilian forward Ronaldo. The World Cup winner, who is currently at Qatar for the tournament, sat in a media roundtable ahead of the semi-final between Argentina and Croatia and said that despite all the hype, he did not back Argentina to win the tournament.

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Ronaldo, who had Brazil or France as his tournament favourites, stuck by his words and said that, with Brazil getting knocked out of the tournament, he backed France to win the title.

“Since the beginning, my prediction has always been Brazil and France in the final,” the two-time World Cup winner said in a media interaction.

“Brazil are no longer there. But France, match after match, are backing up their status as favourites and I still see them as the big favourites,” he further added

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