‘The English captain is better than Messi in this World Cup…’ Sensational claim of the legend

Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia believes that England captain Harry Kane has been the best player so far in the FIFA World Cup this time and his contribution in his team’s victory is more than Argentina’s Lionel Messi and France’s Kylian Mbappe. England had topped Group L with two wins and one draw. After this, it defeated Congo 2-1 and made it to the last-16.

Harry Kane has scored five of England’s eight goals. This time, he is third in the list of players who have scored the most goals in the tournament, after Messi (7) and Mbappe (6). Bhutia told news agency PTI, ‘According to me, Harry Kane has been the most effective. He has single-handedly taken England to this stage and has scored goals when needed. They had to play many big and difficult matches, in which Harry Kane has performed well.

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Harry Kane can become the best player of the tournament

Bhutia said, ‘Mbappe has also performed well and so has Messi, but when it comes to one player taking the responsibility of the entire team, Harry Kane is ahead in it.’ The Indian legend also said that Harry Kane can win the ‘Golden Ball’ award for the best player of the tournament or the ‘Golden Boot’ award for scoring the most goals. He said, ‘It will depend on how far the team goes. If England plays the final then definitely Harry Kane. Mbappé reaches France. It must be between Harry Kane and Mbappe. Messi has not faced tough matches yet. Now Argentina will face a challenge ahead of the last 16.

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These are the 4 top teams

Bhutia, a member of the experts panel of the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup in India, named France, Argentina, Spain and England as the top-4 teams so far. He said, ‘The four teams that have impressed the most so far are France, Spain, Argentina and England. France is playing the most aggressive football. If one team has to be picked, it is France.

Bhutia also said that Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are not the best players of all time. He said, ‘At this moment Messi is definitely better than Ronaldo. But I will not call Messi, Ronaldo, Maradona or Pele but Brazil’s Ronaldo as the best footballer.