Could Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo face off again in an official tournament? An AI prediction suggests a potential showdown at the 2025 Club World Cup, fueled by a hypothetical transfer and a FIFA rule change.
Given their extraordinary talent, the public has created a rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo that will extend until both retire. However, a new prediction involves them again, this time in the 2025 Club World Cup to be held in the United States.
The scenario posed by IA speaks of a hypothetical transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Hilal, a team from the Saudi league that is already qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup and that, coincidentally, is one of the three teams that shares a group with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
While it seems impossible, the truth is that a small possibility has recently opened up due to the decision that the Portuguese would have made not to renew his contract with Al-Nassr. In that case, he could join the only club in his league classified for the tournament.
In the midst of all this, a FIFA decision emerged that would be of great help: the chance for teams to make additions only to compete in this tournament. In this way, a clash between CR7 and Lionel Messi is feasible if those two scenarios are met.
Last official meeting
When was the last official match between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Although in 2024 they saw each other again in a friendly match, the novelty of this hypothetical scenario is that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could compete again for an official tournament, which would further increase the interest of fans in seeing a match between the two best players of the modern era.
The last time this happened was on December 8, 2020, in the group stage of the Champions League, a match that the Portuguese’s Juventus won 3-0 against the Argentine’s Barcelona.
The prospect of Messi and Ronaldo facing off again on the world stage is sure to excite soccer fans around the globe. While the prediction is based on several hypothetical scenarios, the possibility alone is enough to generate buzz and anticipation for the 2025 Club World Cup.
