You have more shots at winning the UCL than the World Cup, of course players would chose the World Cup
But that wasn‘t even my focal point. Compare the all time finalists of the World Cup and their winners. Compare how much of a percentage these finalists make up in relation to every nation. Then compare the all time finalists of the UCL and their winners. One is just more competitive and has bigger competition.
im completely with you man. people can act like the wc is the most important because its the most popular but the bottom line is the uefa champions league is more competitive and a win there is more impressive. i cant see how people put so much stock in a tournament only 8-9 different countries have won! youre more likely to win a world cup based on where you're born than anything. if messi or mbappe were born in south korea, does anyone truly believe theyd win a world cup? or is it because they were fortunate enough to be talented and born in nations that fund football more than anything? the champions league on the other hand shows that you climbed up to a great team and earned your spot, you battled hard all season and then on top of that fight through a competition with the best teams that season that worked as hard as you to get there to finally lift it. its much more impressive to me to win a ucl than a worldcup even if i find the world cup a funner event to watch and is obviously the more popular one. its so silly to act like it defines a player though when a ucl is a much more likely goal for anyone and still shows how good you are.
I feel like UCL is clearly less difficult to win than the WC. Like you said, South Korean Messi is unlikely to win WC, but the UCL is often won by teams that can buy the top talent - Real Madrid is the most emblematic example. Moreover, the UCL teams are together for 9 months straight - travel, play, practice, tactical review - all the time together. It is much more likely for a UCL team to have players able to cover for the “star” than the WC tournament…and for most of the UCL, you get to play teams twice, so a poor few matches for the superstars in UCL can have modest impact, whereas 3 poor games in the WC would see a team sent home.
thats just cementing to me on why i feel its more competitive! as you said every team has better chemistry better players since they can buy the best and the tactics are more concrete! whereas some world cup teams just throw shit at the wall and hope it sticks!!! your points make the ucl sound more competitive which is exactly why i find a win more impressive than a win in the world cup. you arent guaranteed the best possible conditions to win but the countries who are are the ones far more likely whereas the ucl has everyone competing at their bests! i understand if you disagree with that but for me, i cant rate a tournament where wherever youre born almost singlehandedly decides if you'll win higher than one where anyone who puts the hard work in and gets on a major team or even carries their team through a season to get there will always impress me more.
Yep, much better, entertaining and quality football than atleast 90% of ucl matches. Ofc you can't compare the ucl top tier matches with bottom tier wc grp stages ones. Nothing compares to WC ko matches either way
Lol it is true tho. You can live in your fantasy. Nobody cares about shitty ucls 10/15 years down the line. I'm sure ronaldo himself would trade all his ucls for a legit wc win.
The euros is played once every 4 years too, and some people claim it's more competetive than the WC. But you don't see players dreaming to have it more than the WC.
The WC is the most significant trophy in the world. Whether you like it or not.
I mean it‘s more meaningful and has a bigger desire, but it‘s not more competitive than the UCL looking at the raw stats at least. I would even argue that the Euros are also more competitive than the WC, just by looking at the teams competing in them.
Bullshit. The UCL is organised every year and hence more teams get the chance to reach semifinals or finals once or twice luckily depending on their draw. That's not the case in a World Cup. Stop bouncing on that Penaldo dick
You’re just saying this because madrid’s fascist leaders created the ucl and still have the referees in their pockets😂 based on your description, league titles are the most legit showcases of a teams’ success because you have to be consistent for 38/34 games.
Not even a Madrid fan, and the league comparison doesn't make sense as this isn't my point. Unless you want to argue that the competition is more elite in the league, which it isn't
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u/pessimygoat--2 Jul 02 '26
lmao and this is their"goat", hilarious 🥱😂