Messi or Ronaldo? Mourinho nominated 6 teams to win the World Cup

The head coach of Real Madrid, Portuguese Jose Mourinho, nominated his country to fight for the champion of the 2026 World Cup.

Mourinho predicted, during Exclusive interview On the Podcast with Adebayo Akinfenwa in Beast Mode, Portugal will go far in the World Cup.

And publish Goal Global websiteMourinho’s statements during the interview where he said: “They can certainly go all the way and win the World Cup. But they are not alone, there are other teams that are also candidates.”

“I always say that England will be among the contenders for the crown. I look at the players and we talk about the generation of Lampard and Beckham. Since then I have always said that England are candidates, but in the end it doesn’t happen. However, I will continue to say that England are candidates.”

Mourinho explained why he is confident in England’s ability to compete, saying: “Arsenal lost the Champions League final, Crystal Palace won the Conference League and Aston Villa won the Europa League.”

“Except for “Barcelona”, “Bavaria”, “Real” and “Paris Saint-Germain”, the best players are in England.

He added: “When you lose on penalties, it’s about the little details. They lost once on penalties in Portugal at Euro 2004, and Portugal themselves also beat them on penalty kicks. Penalties are just minor details.”

He continued. “I think the media pressure on the England team is greater than on any other team. After all, the media has a lot of influence on the fans and the expectations are high and the team has not been able to handle it in the desired way. They have always had good coaches and now they have a good coach. So I always believe that they are capable of winning the World Cup.”