Storavis nominates world champion – Dagsavisen
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd World Cup in men’s football. It is scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022 in Qatar.
The award was decided in 2010 by FIFA’s then executive committee, and has since been debated in both Norwegian and international media, writes Norwegian Football Association. Systematic human rights violations of the rights of migrant workers have been revealed, according to Amnesty.
The Norwegian Football Association did not vote in favor of the award, and has for several years been involved with the Nordic Football Association and the trade union movement to ensure that the guest workers have better conditions. Well, all the finalists for Qatar have been confirmed, and the British major newspaper The Guardian has assessed who is most likely to lift the trophy in six months:
1. Argentina
Four years ago, Argentina returned home from Russia in pure chaos. Well, they seem to be in the best shape of all the participants, and imagine if Lionel Messi crowned his last world championship with the World Cup trophy? Lionel Scaloni’s team was unbeaten in qualifying – although they will have to compete in their match against Brazil, which they defeated last year and won their first Copa América since 1993.
2. Brazil
The longtime favorites have been excellent after beating South Korea 5-1 this month before Neymar’s penalty secured a 1-0 win over Japan. But now Argentina has taken over Brazil in recent matches, including in the Copa América final at Maracanã last year. Will Brazil be able to turn it around and end its 20-year wait for a sixth World Cup winner?
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3. Spain
Luis Enrique’s team improved regularly in the Nations League. A draw was drawn against Portugal and the Czech Republic before beating Switzerland and the Czechs. The lack of a top-class striker is the main problem for the 2010 winners, but the potential for the new team led by Pedri and Gavi is great.
4. The Netherlands
The exciting 4-1 victory over Belgium in Brussels has raised expectations among Oranje supporters as they now prepare for their first World Cup since 2014. Louis van Gaal, who led them to the semi-finals in Brazil in 2014, is also back.
5. Germany
Beaten and ruined last summer, Germany have quickly discovered a strong identity under coach Hansi Flick. The transition between the generations is handled in a smooth way, and they produce the type of “slippery football” which largely disappeared during the European Championships in 2020. Tuesday’s power struggle over Italy indicated that things are gathering after a series of draws, and as the saying goes, they can not depreciated.
6. France
That home loss and that draw away losses were not results France wanted in June. The world champions are struggling to convince despite the talents they have at their disposal: they are dependent on Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé for goals, and the hangover from last summer’s Euro 2020 exit to Switzerland has not disappeared properly. Something has to click better in Qatar.
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7. Denmark
Although Christian Eriksen’s collapse and improvement undoubtedly contributed to motivation for the European Championship 2020 semi-finals, Denmark has undoubtedly proved that they are among the world’s best international teams. They stormed through the qualifier, which is recently an away game against Group D opponents France, and once again Eriksen pulls the strings. So they have a good starting point to go far.
8. Belgium
An embarrassing 4-1 home loss to the Netherlands this month revealed an unpleasant truth: that Belgium’s golden days may be over. Given that they responded with a six-goal demolition of Poland, it would have been too early to write the obituaries, but still: an aging defense and poor attack make them at this point unlikely to be potential winners in Qatar.
9. Portugal
Portugal have a star-studded team that has struggled to reach its full potential since winning the European Championship in 2016. The defeat against Switzerland last week was their first in the Nations League, and after the disappointing 16 exit to Uruguay in Russia, Fernando Santos and Cristiano Ronaldo is busy making up for it in what could be the big international tournament for both.
10. England
As a disappointed Gareth Southgate observed after the 4-0 home loss to Hungary, the mood around that bet on England has reversed in just 11 days. There was already unrest after a narrow loss in Budapest and draws against Germany and Italy, something that turned into a direct uprising at Molineux, and there is no way to show five months away from Qatar. England is still favored to reach the final stages, but a former waterproof ship has begun to end up in deep water.
Norway is not qualified and will not participate in the World Cup in Qatar. The rest of the listening can be read on The Guardian.
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