Messi and the Argentine stars
A World Cup without Lionel Messi was enough to make many people regret, but if Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala, Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain, Mascherano were added, it would be a huge disappointment.
After the 17th round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America, the Argentina team is still uncertain to be present in the VCK. They must beat Ecuador away in the final match to ensure at least 5th place overall, a position that can play the play-off against the New Zealand team.
The current situation of Chile's national team is not better. Alexis Sanchez, Arturo Vidal are still at risk of having to watch the 2018 VCK World Cup. In the final match, their opponent will be DT Brazil.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo and his teammates are currently in 2nd place in Group B of the European qualifiers with 21 points after 8 matches, 3 points behind the top team Switzerland. In the middle of next week, these two teams will face each other in the 10th match. If Portugal cannot win, they will have to qualify for the 2018 VCK World Cup through the play-off match.
Gareth Bale
The recent 1-0 victory of the Welsh national team over the Georgia national team could not help this team take the top spot in Group D of the European qualifying round of the Serbia national team. In both the above match and the upcoming match against the Republic of Ireland, Gareth Bale did not play. If his teammates do not have a good result against Ireland, even a ticket to the play-off round is unlikely to belong to Wales.
In addition, the Italian national team will find it difficult to get the top spot in their group when the Spanish national team always maintains stable performance.
Arjen Robben
The Dutch national team is showing weakness over the French and Swedish national teams in the race in Group A of the European qualifying round. After 8 matches, the Netherlands has 13 points while the other two teams have 16 and 17 points.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
The decision to leave the Dortmund striker out in the match on September 2 caused DT Gabon to lose 0-3 to DT Co Ngai despite later winning 2-1. In Group C of the final qualifying round in the African region, Aubameyang and his teammates are still competing for the top spot with Morocco and the Ivory Coast.
Sadio Mane
In Group D of the final qualifying round in the African region, Sadio Mane's DT Senegal is still 1 point behind the top two teams Burkina Faso and Cape Verde Islands despite having played 1 match less. They must beat South Africa in the rematch to increase their chances of participating in the 2018 VCK World Cup.
