{"id":230197,"date":"2022-11-22T16:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=230197"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:19:48","slug":"world-cup-win-would-not-end-messi-debate-says-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/22\/world-cup-win-would-not-end-messi-debate-says-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup win would not end Messi debate, says Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo hopes he can be the man to \u201ccheckmate\u201d Lionel Messi at Qatar 2022, but he does not believe a World Cup win for Portugal would end football\u2019s \u2018GOAT\u2019 debate.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo and Messi are the sport\u2019s two modern greats, with supporters of each player claiming them to be the best of all time.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite European Championship success for Portugal and last year\u2019s Argentina triumph in the Copa America, neither have won the greatest team prize of all.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo has endured a difficult season at Manchester United, yet he has arrived in Qatar in a confident mood, even if he does not believe he has anything to prove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I won the World Cup, there would be this debate,\u201d he said on Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s like in everything, there are some who like blondes more, others more brunettes\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an ambitious player; I\u2019d love to win this competition, but if I don\u2019t win, I\u2019d still be happy with everything I\u2019ve done so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they told me that I won\u2019t win a title again, I\u2019d be proud of what I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Winning the World Cup] was a dream for me; it\u2019s possible, but we\u2019ll see. I hope all energies are on our side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/21\/2022-world-cup-my-last-opportunity-to-make-our-dream-come-true-messi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Messi<\/a> are long-time rivals, but they posed together for a game of chess in a Louis Vuitton advertising campaign ahead of the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Were Portugal and Argentina each to win their groups, the pair would not meet on the pitch until the December 18 final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a campaign that I\u2019ve been doing, which I\u2019ve wanted for many years,\u201d Ronaldo said of the ad. \u201cI\u2019ve fulfilled the dream of being able to do it; everyone knows the greatness of the brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be my fifth World Cup. I\u2019m focused and extremely optimistic that things will go well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheckmate we do in life, it\u2019s not just in chess. 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