Approaching June awaits one of the most important sports events in the world - the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In this article, we will discuss the main stars who will lead their teams to the top.
Neymar. The most expensive football player of all time will try to triumph in the championship for the second time by leading the Brazilian national team. The forward from "Paris Saint Germain" played until the semifinals in the last championship in his homeland - later, he was stopped by an injury, and his team suffered one of the most painful defeats in the history of Brazilian football (7-1 defeat to the Germans). Neymar avenged himself at the Olympics, where he also managed to win gold medals at home, but the desire to win the World Cup remains one of the player's biggest dreams.
Cristiano Ronaldo. The football genius from Portugal is nearing the end of his career. The forward from "Real Madrid," who has been chosen as the best football player in the world five times, has won practically all possible trophies in his career, except... the World Cup. Although the Portuguese fans are quite critical of the competition, C. Ronaldo's led team silenced the critics once when they triumphed sensationally in the 2016 European Football Championship.
Lionel Messi. Another five-time best player in the world could have missed the tournament. The Argentine national team faltered in the qualifying matches and had to win in the final round. The latter started tragically - the Argentine team was already disarmed in the first minute of the match. Then Lionel Messi kept his word, the symbol of "Barcelona" scored three goals and led his team to the competition without additional qualifying matches.
L. Messi - a highly decorated football player, but with the national team, the player constantly remains second. Argentina stumbled in the finals of the last two "Copa America" tournaments, and not to mention in the previous World Cup final after extra time compared to the Germans. L. Messi is no longer a young player, so this is one of the last chances to compete for this unparalleled trophy.
Paul Pogba. The midfielder from "Manchester United" will try to move mountains with the French national team at the World Cup. This team is full of famous names, but most analysts mention Paul Pogba as the main figure. At the moment, the player is recovering from an injury, but there is no doubt that the footballer will be fully prepared for the global tournament.
Kevin de Bruyne. If in the past the face of Belgian football was Eden Hazard, now the main figure should be called the leader of Manchester City, Kevin de Bruyne. The best season-playing Belgian displays simply fantastic football, and with an ambitious and hungry Belgian football generation, he can achieve a lot.
Robert Lewandowski. The leader of the Polish national team will most likely not knock down mountains in the championship, but its leader, Robert Lewandowski, will certainly attract a lot of attention. The forward from "Bayern Munich" is currently demonstrating perhaps the best football of his career. He is particularly good at dragging the team's armband - in the qualifying matches, he scored 16 times.
It is interesting that the team considered the main favorite of the upcoming tournament does not have a clear leader. The betting company Betsafe evaluates the chances of the defending champions, the German national team, the best. A coefficient of 6 is offered for the German triumph.
Betsafe also highlights Brazilians, French (coefficient of 6.5), Spaniards (8), and Argentine football players (9) as potential favorites for the tournament.
