Nadav Jacobi
Who will win the World Cup?
Brazil will be world champions for the sixth time.
The last time the World Cup was held in Asia, in 2002, it was the Selção who lifted the World Cup.
20 years have passed since then, and for the team that holds the record for winning (five times) it is too much time.
But the main reason is that Brazil has the deepest and most talented squad of the 32 teams.
Who will be chosen as the outstanding player?
Neymar became the most reviled player in the world at the World Cup in Russia four years ago, and it hurt him.
The striker is determined to correct the "impostor" image, and prove to anyone who doubts him that he is one of the best players in the world.
Along the way, he also wants to break Pele's goalscoring record in the team's uniform, and enter the history books alongside him.
According to the ability he shows in PSG uniforms in the last few months, he is on the safe way there.
Neymar.
Will he excel?, Photo: Reuters
Who will finish as top scorer?
Kylian Mbappe starred in the World Cup in Russia four and a half years ago when he was 19. Since then he has established his status as one of the best strikers in the world, and his numbers in 2022 prove it: 43 goals in 42 games - more than any other player in Europe's top leagues.
Mbappe arrives at the World Cup in Qatar hungry as always and in monstrous form.
Who will be the surprise of the tournament?
Denmark reached the semi-finals of the Euro a year and a half ago, and proved to be one of the best teams on the continent.
And yet, her record achievement in the World Cup was the quarter-finals in 1998.
Coach Kasper Jolman's team looks capable of going even further, certainly with the inspiration of Christian Eriksen and his remarkable recovery story.
Erickson.
Will surprise with Denmark?, Photo: Reuters
Who will be the disappointment of the tournament?
England, as usual, comes to the World Cup with a lot of expectations - and rightly so.
Gareth Southgate's team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia, and in the Euro final a year and a half ago, they only lost on penalties.
However, the English come to the World Cup after a bad period, of six games without a win, which also included an embarrassing 4:0 home defeat to mediocre Hungary.
Southgate arrives in Qatar with low self-confidence and especially when he is not sure about his composition, which will directly affect the ability.
Guy Levy
Who will win the World Cup?
Germany is my favorite.
She comes to the tournament from a comfortable position when she is not the main candidate for the win, and the football she presents is very effective and simple - fast and purposeful football.
Who will be chosen as the outstanding player?
Pedri, in my opinion the best midfielder in the world, with peace of mind and calmness, manages the game and does everything on the field.
The Spanish national team depends on him more than any other player.
For him, this World Cup could be a breakthrough to the top of the world.
Padre.
A bag of expectations, photo: Reuters
Who will finish as top scorer?
Harry Kane - the eternal top scorer.
Bunker in scoring goals.
He is also the English team's penalty kicker.
Who will be the surprise of the tournament?
No one takes Louis van Gaal's Netherlands into account.
The Dutch may easily advance from the group stage, and perhaps this will connect and become a renaissance of Total Orange Football.
Who will be the disappointment of the tournament?
The French team may advance from the group stage, but ego wars within the team can create cracks and have an impact against quality teams.
The fact that there is already talk of a replacement for the French coach Deschamps can also have an effect.
France.
The world champion does not receive respect, photo: EPA
Uri Uzan
Who will win the World Cup?
Argentina comes to the tournament with wonderful momentum: they won the continental title after 18 years, the connection between Messi and Scalloni is great, and they are on a magical streak of 35 games without a loss.
Very reminiscent of the sequence with which Italy reached the Euros, and we all remember how it ended.
Who will be chosen as the outstanding player?
In his first appearance in the national team, sometime in August 2005 against Hungary, the 18-month-old Leo Messi came on as a substitute in the 64th minute and was sent off after a minute.
The first to hug him and guard him was the right back, Lionel Scaloni.
17 years have passed since then, and Scaloni brings out the best in Messi in the team.
If indeed Argentina wins, the flea will be the one to shine above all.
Messi.
Last chance to win the title, photo: Reuters
Who will finish as top scorer?
Neymar started the season wonderfully at PSG, being directly involved in 27 goals in 19 games.
With Chicha in the national team, he gets a free role in the center, with almost no defensive tasks, and the offensive game revolves around him.
Brazil will go far in the tournament, and Neymar will be their main executor.
Who will be the surprise of the tournament?
Since Diego Alonso replaced the legendary Oscar Tavares on the lines, the Uruguay national team looks great.
A deep squad with a formidable link trio led by one of the best midfielders in the world, Feda and Valverde, can lead them to at least the semi-finals.
Suarez and Cavani.
Will they go far?, Photo: AFP
Who will be the disappointment of the tournament?
World champion France does indeed present a deep squad with top brakes, and an attack that includes Benzema and Mbappe, but the loss of Kante and the feeling that Deschamps has not renewed since the World Cup in Russia, creates a feeling that the elimination in the round of 16 at the Euros was a promo for what will happen in Qatar.
Dor Hoffman
Who will win the World Cup?
20 years without a title is too much for the Brazilian team.
The coach is excellent, the attack is diverse, Neymar is in top form (legs and head), and the defense also rarely concedes goals.
Who will be chosen as the outstanding player?
As written in section 1, Neymar seems to have managed to direct all efforts and seriousness towards the World Cup in Qatar.
At the start of this season, he is playing as well as ever and looks more mature than ever.
If Brazil is capable, it will be thanks to him.
If not, probably because of him.
Who will finish as top scorer?
Kylian Mbappe's speed may be a deadly weapon in the World Cup, where the national teams arrive without time to prepare a defensive formation.
Furthermore, France has two matches against Tunisia and Australia in the group stage.
Mbapa
Already celebrated in the previous World Cup, photo: AFP
Who will be the surprise of the tournament?
The Iranian national team, with tremendous support from the crowd that will arrive en masse in Qatar, with a great charge arising from what is happening in the country and facing the USA, England and Wales, Carlos Queiroz's national team will come to devour the grass. Advancing to the knockout stage will be a surprising scenario, but also a logical one.
Who will be the disappointment of the tournament?
The expectations from the Argentina team are so great, to the point that it is one of the main candidates for winning the title.
If it doesn't happen it will be a disappointment, and it is doubtful that it will actually happen after 36 years of waiting.
Argentina.
Will you disappoint the audience?, Photo: Reuters
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