Argentina VSSaudi Arabia, is the most popular group match for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Minute 76. 1:2, Argentina fell one point behind.
camera captured Argentine coach Scaloni showing a depressed expression. He thought of many ways, but he could not alleviate his disadvantages on the field.
35-year-old Messi and 34-year-old Di Maria can no longer catch up with the ball. Even if they catch up, they will soon surrounded the younger Saudis; Gomez on the left is only one day younger than Di Maria, and Taliafico behind him is already 30 years old - they can't even beat Saudi people, and they can only rely on technology and will to persevere.
The game reached the last ten minutes, and Argentina's life was hanging on the line.
Fortunately, the Argentine team got an excellent free kick chance at this time.
But Messi stood outside the penalty area, looking at the goal in the distance, but could not find any angle. Saudi midfielder Kanu, who is 1.92 meters tall, has been standing in front of the football, like a black city wall.
In the World Cup in Russia, Messi, the king of football who was ridiculed by the ball puzzles, seemed to feel a little chill again. The Saudi midfielders are like a wall, blocking between the king of football and the goal in front of them, and perhaps also between Messi and the World Cup trophy.
We all know what happened later. The Saudis did not show mercy to the king of football who said the "last World Cup" and gave him a big defeat.
This upset even triggered an earthquake among the Chinese melon-eating crowd. The heated discussion about "Messi" and "upset" made people suddenly feel that the World Cup has come at this time; of course, there are also a series of happy stories such as "the gambling dog on the rooftop" and "the prophetic emperor who got rich overnight".
This chat screenshot of a bet of 170,000 yuan was spread throughout major communities
, but the start of this miserable defeat really made Messi's dream come true.
In fact, the other side of C Ronaldo also fell into a similar dilemma: bombarding his old club, leaving the team, "the only free agent during the World Cup", and public opinion kept storms around him.
He and Messi are the biggest competitors in their careers, but during the World Cup, they inexplicably "competitively" to make headlines in this embarrassing way. Perhaps it is another sense of "compromise".
Recalling the two of them 16 years ago, Ronaldo had just been selected for the best team in the Premier League ; Messi made a substitute in the group stage and won the first goal of the World Cup. Perhaps at this time they had never thought that they would be so far away from the World Cup championship trophy.
In 2005, Messi won the World Youth Championship's top scorer, at the age of 18. The next year, he became the right forward of Barcelona . Barcelona's No. 1 Ronaldo looked at Messi and sighed, "I'm not even the best player in Barcelona."
Messi was selected for the Argentine national team in 2006, but the team performed mediocrely. After Argentina returned home after being eliminated by Germany, coach Peckermann was criticized by Argentine media - they felt that Peckermann was too conservative and did not dare to boldly appoint Messi and failed to release all his abilities.
At the same time, Ronaldo adapted to the England arena and showed his killer nature. He tried his best and tried to attack more goals from the wing, so he scored 23 goals for , Manchester United in a single season, of which 17 goals in the league were the midfielder with the most goals in the league. At the
06 World Cup, he wore the No. 17 jersey and just turned 21 years old.
When facing Iran in the second round, the old captain Figo created a penalty kick and then gave the penalty to Ronaldo - this scene became a classic moment of the transition between the old and the new in Portuguese football.
Four years later, the World Cup came to South Africa. Ronaldo and Messi are no longer young players, but have won the Golden Globe Award and superstars. With the collective retirement of the older generation of national team stars, the new generation of superstars have become the pillars and leaders of the team.
However, in South Africa, the two super giants actually became silent at the same time.
C Ronaldo only scored two goals in the seven national team games before the South African World Cup, and World Cup group stage only scored some results when facing weak North Korea; Messi played in 18 games in the entire qualifiers and scored only four goals, and was even in a goal drought in the last 7 games. If it weren't for the final kill of Palermo in the rain, Argentina wouldn't even come to South Africa.
That year Maradona is Argentina's head coach
Youth passed by, and it was only the time for two World Cups. After losing South Africa together at the golden age, Mero became more mature, but before going to Brazil in 2014, the two encountered a bigger problem - injuries.
C Ronaldo participated in the Brazil World Cup with a serious leg injury. Before that, there was even news that he would miss the group stage.
Although he gritted his teeth and persevered, Portugal was not so lucky. In the three group matches, the Portuguese actually spent 6 substitutions on the injured and left the field, and the camp was full of wounded soldiers.
Not only that, Germany was a defeat in the first match, and it tied the United States in overtime in the second round. Ronaldo scored a goal against Garner in the last round, but he could not stop Portugal from being eliminated due to a goal difference disadvantage.
Messi's physical condition has made fans who care about him worry for a long time.
Since 2013, he has been photographed vomiting on the field several times, both in formal games and friendly matches. Argentina coach Savilla said that this has nothing to do with the body. "This is a mental problem, it is caused by stress. I have never played in the World Cup, but I can imagine the huge mental pressure before the start of the World Cup..."
During that time, Messi's running distance in the game began to decrease, and there were also some ridicule of "walking".
But even with such huge pressure, Messi still scored four goals in the group stage of that World Cup. Argentina won a small victory in three games, and it can be said that Messi had almost carried the team into the knockout stage by himself.
Messi also had nausea and retching in later games, but fortunately, the Argentina team united as one and reached the finals by defending. Messi has transformed into a passer, and Higuain is very good at scoring. But in the final, Argentina has been unable to score. And just under the magical performance of "God's Shot" of Gotze , who came on as a substitute in the 79th minute, Messi also missed the most important opportunity to win the championship.
Finally, in the German call for winning the championship, Messi was left with a group photo that was so close to Hercules Cup but full of regrets.
When the World Cup in Russia came, Ronaldo was 33 years old and Messi was 31 years old.
But at this time, Ronaldo dedicated his highlight moment in the World Cup - a hat trick in the group stage of the "Two Teeth Battle".
The first two goals helped the team take the lead, and the third goal was even more of the classic free kick - at the last moment when the team was in a desperate situation, they stood calmly in front of the ball, ran up, and shot vigorously. A iconic elevator ball , bypassing 1.9 meters of Busquets and Pique, goalkeeper de Gea could only sigh at the ball.
I think fans will remember this expression.
The second round faces Morocco , and Ronaldo once again took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to score the winning goal; however, after qualifying in the group, he met Uruguay , and unfortunately lost to Cavani who scored twice in that game;
Coincidentally, on the same night, Messi and Argentina met the champion French team that year. However, even though Messi gave two assists, he could not defeat the bottomless youthful vitality of Mbappe .
Argentina, Portugal was both eliminated, CCTV football commentary He Wei asked a question "What will the 37-year-old Ronaldo and 35-year-old Messi in the next World Cup?"
fans all know that the elderly "two geniuses" may not be able to play at the same time in Qatar . And the facts seem to be moving towards this result -
On August 8, 2021, Messi held a farewell to Barcelona press conference and ended his career as a player at Camp Nou .
After transferring to Paris Saint-Germain, the former king of football cut off his long hair and sat on the bench.
Fortunately, Messi, whose physical fitness is declining and whose extraordinary strength is no longer flexible, has also exchanged for the leadership temperament and the strength of the team with time. Leading Argentina in the Copa America, he finally won the championship trophy that he missed repeatedly.
A month after Messi won the cup, Ronaldo transferred to his old club Manchester United. He didn't know at that time that the story of greeting him was not a happy ending for the wanderer to return home.
c Ronaldo was pressed on the bench by the head coach until the last minute of the game.
From then on, Ronaldo and the team formed a foul, shouting from time to time, and arguing endlessly. Just before the Qatar World Cup opened, there was a story between the two that was the biggest melon in sports this year - Ronaldo, fiercely criticized his old club, and even complained to Manchester United's teammates and coaching staff. Manchester United's response was also very decisive, "There is no need to return to the team after the World Cup."
But compared to Messi's salary cut, Ronaldo was unable to stay on the team and was pressed by Manchester United on the bench, the reality that made it more difficult for the two to accept is that in the past ten years, the two people who ruled the football world have finally had to face a cliff-like decline in various data.
So the voices of bad intentions emerge one after another. When time takes away the young man's spirit, the unruly and praise from the past are all regarded as flattery and over-reputation.
Just like that, time slowly came to November 2022, and the Qatar World Cup was also staged as scheduled. We will still see Ronaldo and Messi on this stage.
But this time, everyone has a premonition, maybe it is really "Ragain".
However, Argentina, which has Messi and 35 unbeaten games, had its first upset, and Ronaldo may not even play in Portugal's game. It seems that their last World Cup journey cannot be staged in the "perfect" way fans imagine.
It is true that competitive sports are cruel, and there are too many regrets and unpredictable in the real world - just like everyone probably didn't expect Argentina to lose; however, in "FIFA23", players have the opportunity to change this regret, operate their favorite teams to overcome all obstacles, win the Hercules Cup, and preview the dream World Cup.
In FIFA23, players can choose the team to play from 32 national teams that have qualified to participate in all events from the opening match to the finals in the reappeared "2022 FIFA World Cup" event:
Like the upcoming real event, players will experience the real competition process from group matches to the finals; and in addition to the unique mode of "real" simulation of the World Cup schedule based on real-time game data, the "FIFA World Cup Start" mode allows players to choose a separate game at any stage of this World Cup for simulation.
Considering the needs of players and friends to play together, "FIFA23" has set up offline and online championships, allowing players to start from the group stage and knockout stage to play all the way to the final finals, and compete with their friends, computer AI and online players for the final Hercules trophy.
In the game, players can also use official teams, players and jerseys to experience the charm of the World Cup in all aspects with the real stadium and atmosphere of the FIFA World Cup. In addition, the voice package of " World Cup mode" in the game will explain Messi and Ronaldo especially before and during the game, so that players can have a better and more immersive experience.
The difference between the previous "FIFA" works is that the "new instant experience" will be updated based on group stages and knockout rounds, allowing players to truly grasp the real schedule and lineup of each game. In addition, in the "Your FIFA WORLD CUP" mode opened during the World Cup, players can manipulate the team to "change fate against the sky" at any moment in the real game schedule, and use this to rewrite history -
allows the original difficult-to-be- happenings and unchangeable regrets to reverse at this moment. This is the unique charm of electronic games.
Let me say that, in fact, in the game, we can also see the gradual decline of Melo - whether it is physical data or ratings, they are far less dazzling than those years.
However, they may no longer be in their best form in their careers, but thankfully, although the current lineup of Portugal and Argentina is not as top-notch, they are more balanced and reasonable than the previous lineups they led.
Maybe someone will win the cup as he wishes in this World Cup, or they will lose as much as they did in the previous few sessions; but no matter what the result is, I think what we can do is the same as "FIFA23", that is to enjoy, record and witness the final World Cup journey of the two generations of stars Mello.
