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England pair among best rated individual 2022 World Cup performances

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England pair among best rated individual 2022 World Cup performances With the World Cup done and dusted, we decide to take a look back at the best rated performances in Qatar, and there were plenty of memorable displays. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Bukayo Saka all impressed at one stage or another as we run through the top rated outings at the 2022 World Cup.10. ...

Saka and Kudus shine to make U23 World Cup best XI

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Saka and Kudus shine to make U23 World Cup best XI A number of young players impressed at the 2022 World Cup, and WhoScored have picked out their best rated U23 XI. Portugal, Brazil, England and Germany are all represented in the team.Diogo Costa (Portugal) - 6.22Largely in the team by default - he is the only goalkeeper aged 23 and under to feature...

Mbappe vs Hakimi: The key clash when France face Morocco

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Mbappe vs Hakimi: The key clash when France face Morocco When the full time whistle blew on Saturday afternoon, there were scenes of jubilation from the Morocco fans at the Al Thumama Stadium. The Atlas Lions had just defeated Portugal 1-0 to become the first African side to progress to the semi-finals of a World Cup. Morocco have now beaten Belgium, Spai...

Argentina vs Croatia: How big a blow is Marcos Acuna's absence?

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Argentina vs Croatia: How big a blow is Marcos Acuna's absence? Football fans couldn't take their eyes off of Friday's second quarter-final meeting. The Netherlands and Argentina played out a World Cup classic as the pair went the distance at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. It was a gripping contest that no neutral fan wanted to end, so when Wout Weghorst popped up w...

Modric defying Father Time as Croatia again reach World Cup semi-finals

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Modric defying Father Time as Croatia again reach World Cup semi-finals Brazil were minutes away from securing their place in the World Cup semi-final. Neymar scored a superb individual effort at the end of the first half of extra time and they seemed destined to progress to the next round, only for Bruno Petkovic to strike late on to take the game to penalties. From th...

Ramos already proven the stronger candidate to lead talented Portugal side

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Ramos already proven the stronger candidate to lead talented Portugal side When it was confirmed that Portugal had dropped Cristiano Ronaldo in place of Goncalo Ramos for their last-16 meeting with Switzerland, it was seen as a welcome reprieve. Ronaldo is arguably one of the games greatest strikers, but in time, he has become more a hindrance than a help for both club and...

Highlighting Enzo Fernandez's importance in Argentina's World Cup quest

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Highlighting Enzo Fernandez's importance in Argentina's World Cup quest It's been a whirlwind 12 months for Enzo Fernandez. This time last year, he hadn't even earned his first senior cap for Argentina, and had only been a first team regular for heavyweights River Plate for a few months. As Julian Alvarez hogged the limelight, Fernandez casually went about his business ...

Ziyech's return key as Morocco eye World Cup upset against Spain

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Ziyech's return key as Morocco eye World Cup upset against Spain Even without Hakim Ziyech, Morocco still had one of the strongest squads at AFCON 2021, yet crashed out at the quarter-final stage at the hands of eventual finalists Egypt. Nevertheless, it was a sub-par campaign for the Atlas Lions, who had been one of the pre-tournament favourites.Fast forward to ...

Messi, Mbappe and Fernandes make World Cup group stage best XI

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Messi, Mbappe and Fernandes make World Cup group stage best XI With the group stages having come to an end, and the last-16 now set, it's time to take a look at the group stage best XI of those to have made at least two appearances. France are the dominant side in the team, while Argentina, England, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Morocco and Cameroon ar...

Gvardiol's World Cup showings cementing reputation as one of Europe's top defenders

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Gvardiol's World Cup showings cementing reputation as one of Europe's top defenders Buying a player on the back of their performance at an international tournament is so often a risk. The standout example is Karel Poborsky, who was excellent for the Czech Republic at Euro 96, playing a key role in their progression to the final, and sealing a summer move to Manchester United as a r...