The few favorites to grab the Ballon d'Or and the International Footballer of the Year for the 2020-21 season have no absolute advantage to speak of.

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With Barcelona in

European crown

1/8 final exit, no chance

La Liga

League titles, only one Copa del Rey title, and individual awards for

La Liga

Golden Boots.

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With Juve in

European crown

1/8 final exit, no chance

Serie A

League Champion, Individual Winner

Serie A

Golden Boots.

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Mbappe is with Paris in

European crown

A semi-final exit from the Ligue 1 title left Mbappe with the individual Ligue 1 Golden Boot.

together with

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, Mbappe than, Levan has a relative advantage, has the league title, and the league golden boot, and is still the European Golden Boot. But

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not placed at the same level

European crown

Champions, eliminated by Paris in the quarter-finals.

go into

European crown

The finalists are two teams that again do not have a cutting-edge international superstar in their lineup. No

European crown

Champion de Bruyne has

England Premier Soccer League

League champions with

European crown

There are no league titles for the champions of the Canter and the duo have had a season where they can't talk about being at the international cutting edge.

2020

European cup (e.g. soccer)

Extended until this summer.

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Mbappe and Levan, as well as De Bruyne and Kante, if they can win with their teams

European cup (e.g. soccer)

The title will undoubtedly increase the leverage to grab the Golden Globe. But winning the

European cup (e.g. soccer)

Championship, which is far more difficult to win

European crown

Championship Grand.

Poland exits group stage as Lewin heads home first. Going into the 1/8 finals.

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Portugal, who led the way, lost 0:1 to Belgium and went out. France, the biggest favorite to win the title, also went out to Switzerland 7:8 on penalties, with Mbappe, Kante and

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Same, this session

European cup (e.g. soccer)

The tour ended in the 1/8th final.

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hasn't

European cup (e.g. soccer)

qualify, but there is still the Copa America to be played.

In the group stage, Brazil had a strong record, with top player

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He is also playing at the "international third" level, second only to Melo.

3:0 Venezuela, 4:0 Peru, 2:1 Colombia, Brazil three consecutive wins to advance early. In these three competitions, the 3:0 win over Venezuela

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1 goal and 1 assist; 4:0 win over Peru.

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scored a goal and orchestrated two attacks; and in a 2-1 win over Colombia, Casemiro's killer goal was scored by

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Assists.

Round 4 against Ecuador, with the top of the group now locked up.

Neymar

Sat on the bench and didn't play.

In the last seven matches for the Brazilian national team.

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Gave seven goals and six assists and was involved in nearly two goals per game.

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Has played 108 matches for the Brazilian national team and scored 68 goals, just 9 goals short of Pele, the top scorer in the previous history of the Brazilian national team.

As with the South American zone of the World Qualifiers, this Copa America, the more

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led by Brazil.

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Argentina, who led the way, was a bit slow.

1-1 draw with Chile in the first round of the group stage.

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A free kick breaks through. 1:0 against Uruguay in the second round.

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Dedicated assists. 1:0 against Paraguay in the 3rd round.

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No goals or assists, but the one goal scored came from a counterattack he orchestrated. Despite scoring only one goal per game, Argentina, like Brazil, is out of the tournament early after 3 rounds.

In the 4th round, Argentina won 4-1 against Bolivia.

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May scored twice and contributed an assist.

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Currently leading the CONCACAF scoring charts with three goals.

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2 goals second; on the assists list.

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Tied for the top spot 2 times.

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Has played 148 games for the Argentine national team, top of the team's all-time scoring list, with 75 goals, also top of the Argentine team's all-time scoring list, but away from Ali Dey,

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The record number of goals scored by a national team that holds together (109) is still 34 goals away.

right

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For that matter, even if you win this Copa America, I'm afraid you won't be in the running for the international best (Ballon d'Or, International Footballer of the Year) this year - after all, the Copa America isn't the

International Cup

The weight doesn't even come close to

European cup (e.g. soccer)

Than. But to win the title would be a great success for the

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For that matter, the implications are extraordinary!

Argentina's most recent major tournament title remains the 1993 Copa América. four Copa América finals in 2004, 2007, 2015, and 2016, all of which they did not win.

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It's been through three of them. A win this time would end Argentina's history of 28 years without a title in major tournaments and would be the

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Individual's first major championship trophy with the national team.

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