Qatar will play in the last eight, Argentina will win the World Cup

Mahmudul Hasan Farabi

Nov 15, 2022

Argentina team practicing in Abu Dhabi

The 2002 World Cup was hosted by Japan and South Korea. South Korea made it to the last four in a surprise to the world of service football. Marcel Desailly, a member of France's 1998 World Cup winning team, thinks that like South Korea, the host Qatar can present a surprise this time, and can reach the last eight. Brazil won the World Cup in Korea-Japan. And this time? Desai is keeping Argentina ahead.

The world cup trophy has arrived in Qatar today. Desailly talked about various aspects of this year's World Cup at an event there. The former defender of France was asked, can Argentina win the World Cup this time? In response to this question, Desailly said, 'Argentina, why not?'

Lionel Messi in Argentina training

Desailly, who won the Champions League for AC Milan, then added, 'No South American team has won the World Cup since 2002. Maybe this is the time for a South American team.'

So is the current champion of the World Cup France has no chance? It is true that Brazil-Argentina is ahead in the list of favorites, but Desailly is not ruling out the potential of his own country. "Anything can happen in football, that's the magic of the game," he said of Kylian Mbappe-Karim Benzema's chances of winning the World Cup.

Desailly also spent a period of his playing life in Qatar. There he played for the Qatari club Al Gharafa. Won the Qatar Stars League for the club in 2005. Qatari football has come a long way since then. All in all, Desailly said, 'I played in Korea-Japan in 2002. Seber Korea played very well. They advanced to the second round and also played in the semi-finals. It was a wonderful thing. We are praying that Qatar will advance to the second round.

Qatar football team

Desailly, a former French footballer, wants to see an African country in the semi-finals of this World Cup. So far in the history of the World Cup, no African country has been able to play in the semi-finals. Ghana played in the last eight of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. After that, no team from Africa could play in the last eight. All in all, Desailly said, 'We hope that African countries will play in the semi-finals. Because, in the 90-year history of the World Cup, no African country has reached the semi-finals.

Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and Ghana are playing in the World Cup from Africa.

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