Today, Tuesday, fans of the round will have a date with the first appearance of the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, in the Qatar World Cup 2022, when he and his country will launch the third group matches, where “Leo” will take his first step in the “last dance” with the “Albiceleste” team, in The match that will bring him together with the Saudi national team, one of the three Arab representatives in the World Cup.

The third day of the most expensive sports competitions in the world is also marked by the emergence of the third Arab team. The Tunisian team will compete with Denmark, in a meeting in which the "Carthage Eagles" seek to fly high in the "Arab World Cup".

The same day will also witness the first appearance of the defending champion, the French national team, who will face Australia, the representative of Asia, at a time when football fans are wondering about the face of Kylian Mbappe’s companions, after a series of heavy absences and injuries that afflicted his most prominent stars, the last of whom was the ball bearer. Golden, Karim Benzema.

As for the fourth promising football date on this day, it will be the match between Poland and Mexico, in a North American European summit, which promises a lot.

The last dance

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Mecca Al-Mukarramah time, on the grounds of Lusail Stadium, Messi will appear in his first match in the last World Cup that he will play in his career, all of which he desires to be the beginning with the right step on the way to winning his first title in the World Cup with his country.

And Messi, who won the Golden Ball 7 times, stated - on the sixth of last October - that the 2022 edition will be his last, and there is no doubt that he wants it to be the culmination of a triumphant march during which he won all possible titles in the ranks of Barcelona, ​​​​Spain, and then Paris Saint-Germain, France. With his country in the Copa America in 2021, to lead it to its first continental title since 1993.

Messi, 35, is participating in his fifth World Cup, and his most prominent result was his runner-up in the 2014 Brazil edition.

The Argentine national team does not arm itself with its big stars, only when it faces Saudi Arabia, but rather it will enter the match with the motivation of equaling the record held by the Italian national team, and reaching the 37th match in the series of defeat, as Di Maria's comrades have not tasted the bitterness of defeat for 36 matches over the past 3 years.

Coach Lionel Scaloni has a homogeneous and solid squad and relies - in addition to Messi - on veteran Angel Di Maria, the Italian winger of Juventus, and Lautaro Martinez, the Italian Inter striker, in addition to the attacking duo Christian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur and Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United as well.

The last experience of the Argentine national team, the 1978 and 1986 champions, was its crushing victory a few days ago against its Emirati host, 5-0.

Green.. for the match of a lifetime

The task of the Saudi team will not be easy when it faces one of the world's giants and the most prominent candidates for the world title, but the Saudi team must play the match of a lifetime if it wants to achieve a positive result against the South American giants.

The Saudi national team, which includes 12 players from Al Hilal, the Asian champion, has enjoyed technical stability since French coach Herve Renard took over his training in July 2019, as he succeeded in leading him to the finals for the sixth time in his history, after leading a group that included Japan and Australia.

Likewise, the Saudi national team dreams of repeating the dream of qualifying for the final price round, as it did in its first participation, specifically in the World Cup in the United States in 1994, when its star Saeed Al-Owairan scored for him the historic and wonderful winning goal against Belgium, before Al-Akhdar lost to Sweden 1-3.

Renard has great experience in continental and international tournaments. He led Zambia to its first title in the African Cup of Nations in 2012, and then succeeded in achieving the same achievement with Ivory Coast 3 years later, becoming the first coach to win this honor with two different teams in the continental championship. Morocco in the World Cup Russia 2018.

The French coach said, in his last statements before the match, “To make great performances in a major tournament, you have to be very strong on a collective level,” and he considered that facing Messi “would be great,” and added, “When you decide to become a coach, you want to Face the best opponents.

Regarding whether Saudi Arabia will play under pressure in the nearest World Cup in which it will participate in terms of distance to it, Renard replied, "No. We were received by His Highness the Crown Prince (Prince Muhammad bin Salman). He blessed us to qualify for the World Cup, stressing that there is no pressure imposed on the players, And that we just have to show a beautiful image of Saudi football. I think it's a smart move. It's perfect and realistic communication. But that doesn't mean that we will be complacent in our mission."

"Carthage Eagles" .. to fly high

In the third appearance of the Arabs in the World Cup, Tunisia hopes to achieve a surprise of a heavy caliber, against the Danish national team, which in turn seeks to complete its successful career that began in the European Nations last year, when they meet at four o'clock Mecca Al-Mukarramah time at the Education City Stadium.

In order to erase the negative image in which they appeared in the last edition of the World Cup in Russia, the "Carthage Eagles" confirmed their willingness to fly high in the first World Cup to be held on Arab lands, and they bet a lot on the first match against Denmark.

Before the match, striker Anis Ben Suleiman (21 years old) - who preferred to play for the "Carthage Eagles" over Denmark, in which he was born and plays in its local championship with the Brøndby team - said, "The group is somewhat difficult, and it will be difficult. But I believe that every player He will do everything he can to get through the group stage."

Likewise, Tunisia, dreaming of qualifying for the first time to the second round, is betting on the experience card in Qatar, where Wahbi Khazri, Dylan Bronn, Elias Al-Sakhiri and Naim Al-Seliti are competing in their second World Cup, in addition to new young faces led by coach Jalal Al-Qadri.

For his part, Ferjani Sassi - Al-Duhail Qatari player - touched on the Denmark match, saying: "In every tournament, the most important thing is the first match. We prepared for it as it should, and we know very well that the match is not easy, and God willing, we will be present as we should, and we will implement the instructions." Coach with the highest level of focus.

Denmark lacks a scorer

For its part, Denmark arrived in Qatar with a lot to tell, starting with the story of its player Christian Eriksen, who returned to the stadiums after a heart attack that almost claimed his life, as a star for his country seeking to reach the farthest point in the Qatar World Cup.

Denmark played 18 matches, during which it gained the love and appreciation of its country, developed in terms of play, and went through good qualifiers, with the brilliance of Simon Kayer (Milan, Italy), goalkeeper Casper Schmeichel (Nice, France) and Joachim Maihle (Atalanta, Italy).

The absence of the "killer" scorer is the main weakness of Denmark, which is expected to overcome this negativity and reserve its ticket to the second round.

First appearance of the title holder

The French national team will start the campaign to defend its title with the dilemma of finding a solution to play without the best player in the world - his striker Karim Benzema, who is absent due to injury - against Australia, in a replay of the first confrontation between them in the same round 4 years ago in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

And France received a strong moral blow before the start of the competitions, with the withdrawal of the 34-year-old veteran striker (the best player in the world) from the squad due to a thigh injury, to join a series of absences that exhausted the “roosters”.

And the series of injuries continued, one after the other. Before Benzema, he bid farewell to the squad of the 1998 and 2018 champions, midfielders Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante, and in addition to goalkeeper Mike Mignan, central defense Prisnel Kempebe and striker Christopher Nkunku are absent.

However, the absence of Benzema was in the interest of reviving the duo between Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud, who led France 4 years ago to its second world title, with the support of Griezmann.

On the other hand, Australia needed the international supplement to catch up with the teams that qualified for Qatar, and it is preparing for its first match with a squad without heavy-caliber stars, but with an "impeccable state of mind", and on the basis of the ideas of coach Graham Arnold, former Dutch assistant Guus Hiddink during his tenure. Technical assignments in "Socors" in 2006.

Australia - which ranks 36th in the world rankings - is participating in the World Cup finals for the sixth time in its history, 16 years after reaching the final price in the World Cup Germany, in its best record in the World Cups.

Poland in front of Mexico... an equal summit

At Stadium 974, the only stadium that will be completely dismantled among the eight World Cup stadiums, Poland is playing under the leadership of its veteran scorer Robert Lewandowski against Mexico, in its ninth participation, and its most prominent participation was in the 1974 and 1982 editions.

The "Bialo Chervoni" (white and red) team is counting on the new striker of Barcelona, ​​​​Spain, and one of the makers of Bayern Munich's glories in the last decade. The 34-year-old also wants to compensate for the disappointing participation in 2018, when his team bottomed out in the group stage and failed to score any goal.

Leiva, Poland's all-time leading scorer (76 in 134 international matches), confirmed in a statement before the match that he was thinking "about the last World Cup. I will do everything to realize the dream of scoring in the World Cup."

For his part, coach Cheslav Mikhniević expressed his desire to "keep the ball as long as possible, build quick sentences after possession and pass quickly to relieve the opponent's pressure," considering that organizing the midfield is "the main dilemma" for him.

On the other hand, Mexico - participating for the 17th time, most notably in 1970 and 1986 at home when it reached the quarter-finals - hopes to achieve a positive start, armed with its young stars, and the harmony of its elements, but it is afraid of losing one of the most prominent stars;

The matter concerns Wolverhampton striker Raul Jimenez, who has doubts about his readiness to play the match, as he has not played much since last August due to an injury to his thigh, with a faltering start to the season with another injury to his knee.