⚽️♛►✿★ 2018 FIFA World Cup ★✿◄♛⚽️ : FRANCE World CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆

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Messi doesn't need World Cup to be greatest of all time - Xavi

The Argentine's former Barcelona team-mate believes the 31-year-old has already written a legacy as the best ever, regardless of events in Russia
Lionel Messi does not need to lead Argentina to the World Cup to be the greatest player of all time, according to Xavi.

The Barcelona ace endured a torrid start to the 2018 competition, missing a penalty as Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw against Group D minnows Iceland, and was hence the subject of criticism.

Xavi, a former team-mate of Messi at Camp Nou and a World Cup winner with Spain in 2010, believes that even if the 31-year-old cannot help his side to victory in the competition for the first time since 1986 it does not bear an influence on his standing in the game.

"For me, he's already the greatest, he does not need a World Cup to make sure of it,? Xavi told Journal du Dimanche.

He was responding to Angel Di Maria?s comment that ?football owes Messi a World Cup?.

And Xavi believes that endorsement simply highlights the player?s quality.

?For an active player to say that shines a light on Messi?s greatness. In fact, he does exactly the same things as Alfredo Di Stefano, Pele, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane, but between 10 and 50 years after them, when there?s less time to think about what you do in a game,? he said.

he does exactly the same things as Alfredo Di Stefano, Pele, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane
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Cristiano evide poi ente Chaaviii???? 15 years consistently world class n still no signs of stopping!!
Zidane over cr7...no way!!

292+438 games for utd n real over 15 years as of today at the highest level with world class perfo year in year out for united n real!! This man is a machine!!!
Zidane 434 games over 10 years!!


No comments abt rest as I haven't watched them!

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Germany thotte.......... So happy...

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It looks like it is Messi's (Mascherano also) only responsibility to win the World Cup for the country

Believe me ..take maxherano out and arg will suffer more than they miss Messi..

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Germany 0-1 Mexico

Germany, got their name entered into a book of unwanted records by being the third title-holders to lose their opening fixture after France and Spain. The German machinery failed to carve open the Mexican defense who had taken a well-deserved lead thanks to young Lozano's brilliant strike past Manuel Neuer. Mexico could have scored more if they had converted those half chances they had on the break.
One thing I observed in the game was that Germany kept on attacking from the right side. Rarely they came through the left side.

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Defending champions lost ..

France
Spain
Germany ....

Round of 16 , Brazil aayi Germany kalikkunnu

7up kadam veettunnu..

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Germany thotte.......... So happy...

Defending Champions starts with a bang
Mexico actually missed some glorious chances , German defense looked vulnerable from the beginning itself

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Oru mexican apaaratha

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Believe me ..take maxherano out and arg will suffer more than they miss Messi..

34 year old Mascherano playing in chinese league?? Missing him As a player or as an influence in dressing room??

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Defending champions lost ..

France
Spain
Germany ....

Round of 16 , Brazil aayi Germany kalikkunnu

7up kadam veettunnu..

ee Germanye kittiyaal oru pakshe Brazil aa kadam veettum
Mexico ye kurachu kaanunnilla ...they were up for the challenge and has been very good

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Brazil 1-1 Switzerland

First half, and the first strike on goal by Brazil was a brilliant strike from outside of the box by Phillippe Coutinho. Brazil were good in the first half. Switzerland rarely targeted the Brazil goal.
Second half, the Swiss coach turned few things around. Shaqiri's corner gets tucked in, following a push on Miranda. The Swiss were now compact in defense and frustrated the likes of Neymar, Coutinho, Jesus etc.

Key points:
1) Neymar not fully 100% yet.
2) Bahrami doing a wonderful job by shutting down Neymar's trickery.