The Senegalese striker on duty at Bayern Munich was approached in an interview with RMC Sport to name the favorites who, in his opinion, could dominate the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. According to experienced African shooters, the top tournament could be dominated by two strong picks from Europe. Does the tip match Messi?

Mané will not miss Qatar and will try to progress with Senegal at least from Group A, which also includes the host nation, Ecuador and the Netherlands. This will be his third participation in a world championship for himself, and despite his great ambition, he is not backing his country to win the title. According to him, it could be to the defender from France, or to the 2010 champion, Spain.

“I don’t see Senegal as favourites, because there are other countries ahead of us that have more quality. Of course we want to represent our country as best we can and reach the knockout stages, but if I had to pick a favourite, it would be France and Spain for me.” Mané allowed himself to be heard in an interview with RMC Sport.

Lionel Messi, the star of the Argentina national team, shares the same opinion, but he has included more countries in his circle of experts for the first place. “There will be a number of big teams in the championship that can be successful. I have no doubts about the strength of Germany, Spain or England, but if I had to name the two main candidates, I would probably mention Brazil and France.” The PSG striker allowed himself to be heard in an interview with DirecTV.