Ronaldo Nazario, a former top player for Real Madrid and Barcelona, has publicly declared his opposition to Argentina winning the current Fifa World Cup. The legendary Brazilian player insisted that Lionel Messi, and not Argentina, should win the 2022 World Cup.
Ronaldo Nazario claims that supporting Argentina to win the World Cup will be hypocritical.
In the quarterfinal, Croatia eliminated his nation Brazil via a penalty shootout. Since only one of the remaining four teams can win, he must pick one of them as his favorite, but he won’t pick his South American team, Argentina. When asked whether Argentina and Lionel Messi might win the competition, the owner of Real Valladolid replied, “I cannot answer.
Furthermore, Ronaldo added, “And I’m not that sure. Yes, of course I would be glad for Messi, but since Brazil and Argentina have such a strong rivalry, it would be hypocritical of me to claim that I will also be happy for Argentina. “But naturally, I think of football as romantic. I’ll cheer for any champion”.
Argentina will play Croatia in the semi-final later today in an effort to exact revenge for their most recent World Cup exit. The previous time they faced off in a World Cup match, Croatia eliminated them in a penalty shootout. Since this is Messi’s final World Cup, he will do every effort to help his team win.
