Headlines waiting to be written at Qatar 2022

The World Cup storylines that could play out over the coming weeks. 

TOUCHING DOWN: Lionel Messi, top right, of Argentina's national soccer team arrives with teammates at Hamad International airport in Doha THIS WEEK. Picture: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

1 Messi’s glorious World Cup farewell ends the GOAT argument for good

There isn’t much that Lionel Messi hasn’t won during a career which began at Barcelona back in November 2003, but so far, the World Cup has eluded him. It’s possibly an omission from his CV that makes supporters of an older generation uncomfortable about naming him the greatest of all time.