italy hasn’t passed the group stage since winning the world cup in 2006
spain hasn’t passed the round of 16 since they won the world cup in 2010 (exc this year)
Brazil asides 2014, haven’t passed the quarter finals since 2006
England asides 2018, haven’t passed the quarter final since 2006
How’s he supposed to meet them?
Prime for Prime (all individual)
Ballon d’or in a row
Ronaldo - 2
Messi - 4
G/A
Ronaldo -87
Messi -117 (Messi’s 3rd best year is 87)
Player of the year (club league seasons)
Ronaldo -5
Messi - 11
Player of the Tournament (international)
Ronaldo - 0
Messi - 4
Player of the Year/ FIFA the best
Ronaldo -5
Messi - 8
European golden shoe
Ronaldo -4
Messi -6
What does Ronaldo even have over Mbappe at this point?
🚨🗣️ José Mourinho on Argentina vs Egypt:
"When you lose a game after being up 2-0, the first analysis should be about your own team, not about conspiracies. As a coach, you should look at what you could have done better before pointing fingers at others."
"I don't like this kind of excuses. Saying that the tournament is designed to favor a team or a player diverts attention from the football. If you believe you were treated unfairly, present the facts. If not, accept the result and move on."
"Football is decided by what happens on the field. If your team can't protect a two-goal lead, that's where the discussion should start. Coaches must take responsibility, especially after painful defeats. That's part of the job."
[La Derecha Diario]
Zlatan Ibrahimović with a statement for the history books:
“Today, more than ever, I’m convinced that the campaign after the Argentina vs. Egypt game wasn’t against Argentina—it was aimed specifically at Messi.
“Today we saw a very clear handball in the build-up to Mbappé’s goal. The goal should have been disallowed, yet it stood. And still, we didn’t see the same outrage or the usual accusations.
“Where are the people who kept claiming Messi had FIFA’s full support? They’ve completely disappeared. Because for them, it was never about refereeing or fairness—it was always about Messi. Their problem has always been Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo’s fanbase is extremely emotional and simply doesn’t like Messi.”
I swear, what a legend. ❤️
The only way for folks to cope with his level since 2022 is to believe the governing bodies are working for him. Perhaps the greatest compliment one could pay.
Nothing beats the dopamine rush of realizing this narcissistic psychopath will never lay his hands on football's greatest prize, while his cult spends the rest of their lives writing conspiracy theories to cope. Good riddance.
1 - From the 76th minute onwards in Argentina's 3-2 comeback win over Egypt, Lionel Messi had the most touches (27) and was the only player to have multiple shots (2), chances created (2), dribbles (2) and touches in the opposition box (5).
Catalyst.
If Portugal finished 1st in their group and didn’t struggle against DR Congo and Colombia they would’ve faced Ghana and Switzerland instead of Croatia and Spain.
Stop complaining about easier draws and “rigging” when you’re just trash.
For 15 years of his intl career, most 50/50 decisions never went in Messi’s favor which resulted in three final losses despite being unbeaten in regulation time at tournaments from 2011-2016.
It finally reverts back to the mean post 2020 and apparently everything is rigged..
"my dream is to win the world cup"
*after messi wins world cup*
"who cares about 6-7 game tournament"
*scores against uzbekistan plumbers*
"im back, im back"
*gets kicked out of world cup and retires*
"winning the euros is the same as the world cup"
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭