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Brazil, France, England Are World Cup Favourites, Says Messi

By IANS News November 16, 2022 • 11:44 AM View: 256

FIFA World Cup: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, France and England will be the biggest obstacles to Argentina's hopes of ending a 36-year FIFA World Cup title drought in Qatar, according to Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi.

"Whenever we talk about candidates, we always talk about the same teams," Messi said in an interview with the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

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