The latest bet365 Fan Nation Survey results are in, and it is the Battle of the Goats this time around!
Pre-tournament bet365 asked football fans whom they would prefer to win the World Cup between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The exact question asked was: ‘Who, if anyone, would you prefer to see win the World Cup out of Messi and Ronaldo?’
| I would prefer Messi to win | 41.47% |
| I would prefer Ronaldo to win | 29.89% |
| I don’t want either Messi or Ronaldo to win | 12.79% |
| I don’t have a preference between Messi or Ronaldo | 10.12% |
As the results show, fans from around the world would rather see Lionel Messi lift the World Cup Trophy than his long-time rival, Cristiano Ronaldo to a ratio of 4:3.
Looking at the breakdown of the votes, unsurprisingly, Argentinian fans overwhelmingly got behind their man Messi, with a whopping 95.86% of them backing him. Just 1.78% chose Ronaldo instead, though the percentage being this high from Argentina may surprise people anyway.
Brazil went for Ronaldo, with 42.64% choosing the Manchester United forward, while 20.93% preferred the idea of Messi lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in Qatar.
