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Brazil 2002 going 7 wins from 7 still sounds mad.

Now with the new format, the winner might need 8 straight wins to do the same thing.
No draw.
No penalties escape.
No one bad day.

Spain should be in the conversation for sure. They look scary right now.

France also, because of that squad and Mbappé.

Argentina know how to suffer and still win.

Brazil have the talent, but I don’t know if they can stay perfect for 8 games.

England and Portugal are strong too, but 8/8 is a different level.

Honestly, who do you think has the best chance?

For me it’s still Mbappé.

Not saying he is the only option, but he feels like the safest one. He already has World Cup history, France will probably go deep again, and he is usually there in the biggest moments.

But honestly this World Cup has too many possible stories.

Messi maybe one last run.

Ronaldo maybe one final shot.

Haaland if Norway go far.

Bellingham with England.

Vini with Brazil.

Lamine Yamal if he explodes on that stage.

Kane if England finally click.

Neymar if he is fit, because with Neymar you never know.

Before every World Cup we make these lists, then one player just takes over the tournament.

Right now I’d say Mbappé.

But 2026 can easily make all of us look stupid.

Who is your pick?

A) Nadal-Soderling, Roland Garros 2009
B) Federer-Stakhovsky, Wimbledon 2013
C) Djokovic-Istomin, Australian Open 2017
D) Sinner-Cerundolo, Roland Garros 2026

For me it is still Nadal-Soderling. That one was just different.

But Sinner-Cerundolo also came from nowhere. From that position, nobody expected it.

Which one shocked you most?

A lot of people are reading Kohli’s 2027 answer as a simple yes or no.

I don’t think that’s the real point.
He won’t go just because it is his last chance or because fans want one more World Cup. If he plays, he has to be good enough to actually help India win.
That’s why 2027 is interesting.

Kohli already made 765 runs in the 2023 World Cup, the most by anyone in a single edition. At 38, even getting close to that again sounds almost impossible.

But with Kohli, the question is never only “does he want it?”

The real question is whether his body can still support that hunger.
If it can, maybe 2027 is not just about playing one last World Cup. Maybe it is about trying to win the trophy and chase his own impossible record one more time.

Not saying he’ll win it.
But if Argentina go far, he’ll probably still be on penalties, still creating chances, and still capable of one ridiculous game.

At his age it’s obviously hard, but with Messi I never feel safe saying “impossible.”