Sao Paulo, July 1 (IANS/EFE) Argentina winger Angel di Maria said there is no one specific team that is a powerful candidate to win the FIFA World Cup but that teammate Lionel Messi "is the best in the world".
"Lionel is the best in the world. What he does nobody else can do and luckily he's ours. He is going to be the World Cup's big goalscorer. He's at a tremendous moment," reports EFE.
About the Argentine quest at the tournament so far, di Maria said: "We're going from less to more. We haven't reached our best level yet but I still believe we can win the World Cup."
The Real Madrid winger believes that no team so far has displayed football good enough to called as a potential candidate for winning the tournament.
--IANS/EFE
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