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For Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema and so many others, the 2022 World Cup will be their last shot at glory

Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema (pictured) are among the stars hoping to lift the famous Jules Rimet trophy in what could be their last chance to do so in Qatar

The upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar will surely be the last such tournament for some of the biggest names in football. 

The likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski and Gareth Bale might all never get another chance to hold the famous Jules Rimet trophy aloft.

Here, Sportsmail‘s CHRIS SUTTON runs the rule over 10 players who will be having one last crack at winning football’s biggest prize.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema (pictured) are among the stars hoping to lift the famous Jules Rimet trophy in what could be their last chance to do so in Qatar

Lionel Messi: Age 35, Argentina 

The comparisons to Diego Maradona have been natural: for their magic, for their low centre of gravity, for their match-winning impact. 

But Maradona’s last World Cup in 1994 ended in disgrace after a failed drug test. It would be more befitting a classy career like Messi’s if his last dance could result in him winning the 2022 World Cup for Argentina.

The solid-gold trophy has been the one missing from Messi’s mantelpiece. He finished as a runner-up in 2014, but that’s not enough for a winner like Messi.

The upcoming World Cup could be the final shot at glory for some of football's biggest names just like Argentina's talisman Lionel Messi

The upcoming World Cup could be the final shot at glory for some of football’s biggest names just like Argentina’s talisman Lionel Messi 

Cristiano Ronaldo: Age 37, Portugal 

Have we forgiven Ronaldo, now 37, for what happened at his first World Cup in 2006? The wink after Wayne Rooney’s red card? With time comes water under the bridge. He was 21 then, a kid on the verge of super-stardom.

This is bound to be Ronaldo’s last crack at winning the World Cup. For so long in football, you’ve either been Team Messi or Team Ronaldo. Whichever side you have fallen on, we have been blessed to watch these giants of the game do what they do.

Ronaldo has scored in every World Cup he’s played in – 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. I’d be stupefied if he doesn’t add to his tally of seven at this edition in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in every World Cup he's played; I'd be stunned if he doesn't again

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in every World Cup he’s played; I’d be stunned if he doesn’t again

Luis Suarez: Age 35, Uruguay

Fun fact about Uruguay – they won the inaugural World Cup in 1930, with a one-armed man securing them a 4-2 win against Argentina in the final. Hector Castro – aka ‘El Divino Manco’ (The One-Armed God) – scored twice at that tournament.

If Suarez can do the same in Qatar, he will become Uruguay’s all-time leading World Cup scorer, overtaking Oscar Miguez. 

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