The Italy thing gives me incredible pain, for me the Italians have a great style of play, also their history defines them a lot, there are already two World Cups in a row that we don't see them, I think that Italian Soccer needs to have more discipline, and that is It starts with the leagues, series A a few years ago had great fame, I know that the pandemic affected clubs around the world a lot, but I think it is time for not only the Bundesliga, the Spanish league, to shine, but also the Italian must be the protagonist, the French league is currently quite famous, in this if the money should move to promote the sport.
Every year some of the top teams fail to qualify for the World Cup, especially from the two toughest confederations (UEFA and CONMEBOL). I am disappointed about Italy, but at the same time I am sad about Colombia, Chile and Paraguay as well. But this is how qualifications work. FIFA also need to ensure that the world cup has sufficient representation from all the regions, so sometimes teams from tough confederations lose out. But for the plus point, we have teams such as Qatar who are participating for the first time ever. I am excited about Wales as well. This is their first world cup after 1958. A wait of more than six decades. Phew!
I am a lot more interested in high-profile matches. It will be interesting to see how France performs at this World Cup. Earlier, they did not perform well in the UEFA Nations League. I am also interested to see how Argentina is going to play. Lionel Messi must be very motivated to do well in this World Cup. This should and probably will be his last World Cup. Real Madrid's squad had a really terrible performance from Gareth Bale. But we also know that he was preparing well for his national team. Now we just have to wait and see if he is able to perform well with his national team. Brazil is also one of my favorites in this World Cup.