WhoScored named Messi, Mbappe and Fernandes in the symbolic team of the World Cup group stage
The statistical portal WhoScored named the symbolic football team of the world following the results of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. The list of players is published on the official website.
The best strikers included the Argentine Lionel Messi with a score of 7.87, as well as the French Antoine Griezmann (7.73) and Kylian Mbappe (7.84). Among the midfielders, Brazilian Casemiro (7.89), Portuguese Bruno Fernandes (8.36) and Frenkie de Jong (7.75), representing the Netherlands, were singled out. Defenders included Moroccan international Ashrafu Hakimi (7.51), Cameroonian Jean-Charles Castelletto (7.71), England’s Harry Maguire (7.43) and France’s Theo Hernandez (7.98). Pole Wojciech Szczesny became the goalkeeper of the symbolic team, who received a score of 8.22.
On December 2, all pairs of the playoffs of the World Cup in Qatar were determined. The teams of the Netherlands and the USA will be the first to enter the fight, which will meet on December 3 at 18.00 Moscow time. Later, at 22.00, the match between the teams of Argentina and Australia will begin.
The World Cup in Qatar started on November 20 and will last until December 18. The Russian national team misses the tournament due to the sanctions of the International Football Federation.
Source: Lenta
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