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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...

World champion Messi spearheads star-studded 2022 World Cup best XI

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World champion Messi spearheads star-studded 2022 World Cup best XI After a month of football ending with a drama filled final, it is now time to look back on the World Cup team of the tournament. While it was Argentina who went home with football’s biggest prize on Sunday, it is runners-up France who dominate the best XI with three players. There is also room...

Messi, Neymar and Fernandes make World Cup quarter final best XI

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Messi, Neymar and Fernandes make World Cup quarter final best XI With four teams now left in the competition, we look back at the best XI from the World Cup quarter finals. Seven of the eight teams featured in this XI with Argentina having the most representatives in the squad with three, while there are no England players present in the team.Dominik Livakovic (C...

Morocco vs Portugal: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction

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Morocco vs Portugal: World Cup quarter final team news and prediction Morocco and Portugal will face off on Saturday for the third time at a World Cup in the third 2022 World Cup quarter-final. Morocco went all the way to penalties against Spain to book their place, while Portugal recorded the second biggest win of this year’s tournament, winning 6-1 against Swi...

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...

Win big with the best World Cup quarter-final Big5 tips

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Win big with the best World Cup quarter-final Big5 tips After a World Cup group stage that brought so many dramatic shocks, the Round of 16 was all going to plan until Spain lost to Morocco!Luis Enrique’s men had apparently practiced penalties 1,000 times… only to go and miss every single one. It’s a shame they don’t award wins f...

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...

Plotting England's path to World Cup glory with WhoScored.com Survivor

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Plotting England's path to World Cup glory with WhoScored.com Survivor The knockouts are upon us and England have easily secured their spot.A borefest against the USA was sandwiched between convincing victories over Iran and Wales, but who will they face on their projected path to World Cup glory?You can back - or go against - the Three Lions as you play for a share of...

Why Fernandes, and not Ronaldo, is now Portugal's most important player

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Why Fernandes, and not Ronaldo, is now Portugal's most important player Cristiano Ronaldo may have claimed the goal was his, but after going through the footage with a fine tooth comb, Portugal's opener against Uruguay was awarded to Bruno Fernandes. The Manchester United man put a perfectly weighted cross into the box early in the second half that ended up sneaking pas...

World Cup Preview - Group H: Is Ronaldo key to Portugal's chances?

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World Cup Preview - Group H: Is Ronaldo key to Portugal's chances? Rounding off the group stage previews, attention turns to Group G as Cristiano Ronaldo aims to secure a World Cup winners' medal.GhanaHow they qualifiedGhana qualified for the World Cup after seeing off a group filled with Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and South Africa. The Black Stars missed out on the 2018 W...