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Ranking the best forwards playing at the 2022 World Cup

Every four years the World Cup brings together the world’s best players and Qatar 2022 will not be an exception.

On the attacking front, the exotic winter tournament brings us a combination of new talent, legendary strikers, generational wingers and a pair of GOATs.

In celebration of the World Cup being so close, we rank the forwards who are most likely to make an impact at Qatar.

Adidas releases the ‘Messiverse’ in new short-film

It's World Cup commercial season, and we're here for it.

After Nike released the "Footballverse," a commercial that had the memorable versions of players like Ronaldo Nazário, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo face off against eachother, adidas has followed by releasing a love letter short-film to Argentine fans around the world.

Con una volea sabrosa de Di María y la magia de Messi, Argentina le mete miedo a México

Todos sabemos que en el fútbol cualquier cosa puede pasar. Sin embargo, cada vez que vemos a Argentina jugar la pregunta es ¿qué diablos puede hacer México para contener a la Albiceleste cuando ambos se enfrenten en el Mundial?

La interrogante volvió a aparecer este miércoles luego del amistoso en que Argentina le dio un baile a los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, un 5-0 que demostró además que la selección sudamericana tiene una serie de variantes que van más allá de los hechizos que pueda crear Lionel Messi.

Messi and Neymar leave PSG game before the final whistle and head to the World Cup

Argentina and Brazil can breathe a sigh of relief after Lionel Messi and Neymar ended the last PSG game before the World Cup without a scratch.

Messi and Neymar leave PSG game

Both stars played 75 minutes in a 5-0 rout of Auxerre before getting subbed off, and PSG coach Cristophe Galtier allowed them to abandon the game before the final whistle so they could travel and join their respective national teams. 

No todo es Messi: La lista de jugadores de Argentina para el Mundial 2022

Argentina, uno de los favoritos para ganar la Copa del Mundo y rival de México en la fase de grupos, dio a conocer hoy la lista de 26 jugadores que tendrá disponible en Catar.

Por supuesto, Lionel Messi es quien lidera la convocatoria.

La nómina la dio a conocer el técnico Lionel Scaloni a través de un video diseñado especialmente para irse a dormir una siesta.

Who's going to win the World Cup? The latest odds show the favorites and dark horses

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins Sunday, Nov. 20, with the curtain-raiser at Al Bayt Stadium between the host nation and a fortunate Ecuador. Why's Ecuador so lucky? Because, as the latest World Cup odds 2022 show, Qatar is by far and away the worst seeded team in the eight groups.

Netflix documentary reveals Messi's emotional pep-talk before winning the Copa America with Argentina

Copa América 2021 was pretty special for Argentina. They lifted their first adult international title since 1993 – beating Brazil in the legendary Maracanã Stadium –, exorcized the ghosts of the two finals lost against Chile in 2015 and 2016 and created a very candid narrative around Lionel Messi heading to the World Cup that starts on Nov. 20. 

Messi, of course, was the main architect of the victory. And not only thanks to his extraterrestrial talent but also his commanding voice inside the dressing room.

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Argentina World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here’s the Argentina World Cup preview who'll play in Group C against Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

World Cup Appearances: 18th

Best Finish: Champions (1978, 1986)

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