Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed Lionel Messi will win the FIFA World Cup 2022 in his final match as a player this year.
Argentina has back in Qatar, reaching the semi-finals despite having lost their first Group C match to Saudi Arabia.
Lionel Scaloni's team has overcome Mexico, Poland, Australia, and the Netherlands on their way to a last-four match with Croatia on Tuesday evening.
Messi has been instrumental for 'La Albiceleste' over the previous 3 weeks, scoring 4 goals and assisting on 2 more in 5 games.
On Friday's game against the Netherlands, setting up Nahuel Molina in the initial half and scored a penalty in the second.
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The PSG player then scored his penalty in the shootout, which Argentina won after a 2-2 tie in extra time.
Ibrahimovic has seen sufficient to know that a first World Cup victory is written for the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
According to Goal, the AC Milan star, who is presently sidelined with a significant knee injury, said: "I believe the winner has already been determined, and you guess who I mean. It's been written that Messi will win the title."
In 2009, Ibrahimovic spent an entire season with Barcelona along with Messi. Next a spat with manager Pep Guardiola, he moved AC Milan on loan the next year prior making the move permanent in 2K11.
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A World Cup victory would be the pinnacle of success for Messi, who won his first international title last summer.
Messi was instrumental in Argentina's Copa America victory, which he has described as [the most beautiful moment of his career.]