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  • I’d say it’s harder to win the Euros.

    But I’d say it’s harder to qualify for either the Copa America or World Cup in South America.

    My reasoning is that there is a much greater number of nations in Europe, and with that a larger pool of both elite level teams and poor teams.

    Translated: Qualifying in Europe is easier because you’re much more likely to be playing against teams like San Marino, Gibraltar, Lichtenstein, etc. whilst winning the Euros is harder because there are also a greater number of top level teams (such as Italy, England, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal, etc.) who you need to eventually play and beat to win the actual tournament.

    Realistically, the only elite teams in South America right now are Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. However, I believe teams like Chile, Colombia, etc. are much tougher to beat than the likes of San Marino.





  • Can’t speak for Kane, but Lewandowski went completely missing basically from the opening period of the Ballon d’Or this year to now.

    Anyone who watches LaLiga - including Barcelona fans themselves - will tell you this honestly.

    He was great for Barcelona when he first joined, scored a ton of goals, but then left for the World Cup, had a poor World Cup, and just couldn’t find his form again at club level. Basically all of his goal involvements were from before the voting period includes. He found some form again for a couple of weeks this season, but then got injured.

    Considering how woeful Lewandowski has actually been between the start of the World Cup and now - the period which the Ballon d’Or this year was based on - its actually remarkably generous for him to finish as high as he did.