World Cup 2022: Can Lionel Messi Write His Fairy Tale Ending?

Lionel Messi is making his fifth World Cup appearance. Messi has been to one World cup final in 2014. Argentina is expected to win the tournament. Brazil and France are the main obstacles. Argentina's last World Championship win came in 1986. It was under Diego Maradona's leadership. The team is aiming to give Argentina its first World title since 1986 and their first since 1978.

Argentina is preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Lionel Messi has never won the World cup, but he did help Argentina win the Copa America last year. Argentina went unbeaten in 17 qualifiers this cycle, winning 11 and finishing second to Brazil. The team is going to play a friendly against United Arab Emirates and then play Saudi Arabia and Mexico in their first two Group C matches. Paulo Dybala is expected to return to action this week for AS Roma. Lionel Scaloni will only take players who are healthy enough to take part in the Nov. 22 opener versus Saudi Saudi.

FanDuel is the best value for Argentina to win the World Cup. PointsBet has Argentina as a +1000 option to finish second. FanDue is best for maximum nine points in the first round. DraftKings and Caesars offer +225 for Mexico as an option for a straight 1-2 finish.