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Clint Dempsey puts World Cup pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo amid Lionel Messi GOAT debate
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The FIFA World Cup is around the corner, and everyone is getting ready for all the action, with several stars playing in their last tournament. With all the talk of star players, Clint Dempsey has weighed in on the GOAT debate, talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi , according to the Vegas Insider.
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"I'll say the player that has the most pressure on them for their legacy, and I don't know if it's fair to say that, but I would say Cristiano Ronaldo . In the sense that Messi has already won a World Cup with Argentina , I feel like that's the one thing that's eluded him; he's won everything else," Dempsey told the Vegas Insider.
Dempsey added that winning a World Cup with Portugal would strengthen his case for being the greatest player of all time. All eyes will be on Ronaldo as he enters his sixth World Cup. So far, it has not gone so well. Portugal reached the Semifinals in his first appearance in 2006. Then, they lost to Spain in the Round of 16 in 2010. Portugal could not escape the Group Stage in 2014. Later, they lost to Uruguay in the 2018 Round of 16. Finally, they fell to Morocco in the 2022 Quarterfinals.
Messi has already cemented his name in the history books. After starting his career with consecutive losses in the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2010 to Germany , he has propelled Argentina. The South American nation lost to Germany again in 2014, this time in the final. Then, they lost to France in the Round of 16 in 2018. Finally, Messi led his country to a championship win over France in the 2022 World Cup.
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