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Arsene Wenger claims the 2022 World Cup is the 'LAST CHANCE' for Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric to claim international glory, insisting that all three will be thinking 'it's now or never'

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and a host of other global greats are at the last chance saloon in terms of winning a World Cup, according to Arsene Wenger.

The former Arsenal manager is now head of FIFA's Technical Study Group, and launched their new player and team data analysis platform in Doha yesterday, ahead of the World Cup's first match between Qatar and Ecuador today (Sunday).

And as Wenger outlined the increasing speed and intensity of modern football, he said this tournament is the last chance for some of the greatest players in football history to bow out with a World Cup winners medal.