'Levels': Messi's and Ronaldo's 2022 World Cup routes are SO different

Football fans often troll Leo Messi for 'mid-level' teams he plays against in South America.

But let's just compare the routes of Messi and Ronaldo ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Messi: Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Ronaldo: Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, Turkey, North Macedonia.

"Levels."

Argentina qualified for the World Cup long before the qualifiers finished. Portugal lost the first-place spot to Serbia and needed to win the playoffs against North Macedonia to proceed.

They are just different.