Pedri Wants Lionel Messi to Win World Cup If Spain Fails to Go All The Way
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Pedri has admitted Lionel Messi deserves to win the FIFA World Cup, which has eluded the Argentine so far in his illustrious career.
Argentina head into the 2022 FIFA World Cup as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, with the South American nation in a rich vein of form.
Argentina goes into the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event unbeaten in their previous 35 matches. They are also the defending Copa America champions.
Pedri admits that Messi deserves to win the World Cup and wants the Argentine to lift the trophy, but only if Spain fail to go all the way.
Pedri also named Argentina and Brazil as the favourites at the 2022 World Cup, describing the two sides as ‘spectacular’ teams.
Meanwhile, Pedri has been named in the 26-man squad Spain manager Luis Enrique announced for the 2022 World Cup. Spain are in Group E at the 2022 World Cup, alongside Costa Rica, Japan, and European rivals Germany.
Spain will kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign by taking on Costa Rica on November 23rd. The match between Spain and Costa Rica kicks off at 9:30 pm Indian Standard Time.
Spain and Germany will then square off in both sides’ second match of the group stage. The match between the two European heavyweights will kick off at 12:30 am Indian Standard Time, on November 28th.
Spain will then conclude their World Cup group stage campaign with their third group stage match, against Japan. The match between Spain and Japan will start at 12:30 am Indian Standard Time, on December 2nd.
Meanwhile, Messi’s Argentina are in Group C at the 2022 World Cup. Alongside the defending Copa America champions in Group C are Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland. Argentina will kick-start its World Cup campaign by battling Saudi Arabia on November 22nd.
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