FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is about to begin shortly during the winter season. As you get prepared for this awkwardly timed tournament, here are some of the top players you should watch out in this competition.
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Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes is Manchester United’s Vice Captain. Even though he hasn’t been in his best form for the club at the moment, but he plays an important role as an attacking midfielder providing creative passes for the attackers as well as scoring goals himself. Even though he is Portugal’s best attacking player, he will play an important role as a creative midfielder who will pull strings to provide top notch assists whether Cristiano Ronaldo plays up top or not for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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Jamal Musiala
Jamal Musiala was born in Germany but was raised in England. Originally he was a player at Chelsea but eventually left the club to join Bayern Munich at the young age of 16. With hard-work and immense talent, he was picked up for the German National Team. Even though he could have joined England but he chose to play for Germany. His position is of an attacking midfielder who can create chances, dribble past players and score sensational goals. He has been hailed as the breakout start of the past 2 years in the German professional league, Bundesliga. It will be his first appearance at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly was one of the best Chelsea signings that they made during the summers. But, he missed the whole month of September due to injury. Because of his presence in the back line Senegal won the African Cup of Nations in 2021. Senegal could be the team to watch seeing Koulibaly in the defence.
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Harry Kane
Harry Kane captains England National Team and is averaging one goal per World Cup game. He is currently aiming to be England’s all time scorer by needing two more goals to equal Wayne Rooney’s record. With the help of Kane being an all around player who is comfortable being a striker as well as a playmaker, England has a solid chance for advancing to the later stages of the tournament.
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Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski shows no sign of retiring at the ripe age of 34 years old as he moved from Bayern Munich to scoring goals for fun in his new club Barcelona. He currently has scored 18 goals in 19 games for his club. Poland are not the favourites to win the FIFA World Cup 2022 but if something extraordinary does happen, Robert Lewandowski will be integral to making it happen. During his tenure at Bayern Munich, he was consistently the top scorer for seven seasons. Two years ago he scored a whopping 41 goals in a single season. He is a goal scoring machine and arguably one of the best centre-forwards to have braced the game.
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Fabinho
Fabinho is a Liverpool midfielder who was bought from Monaco. He doesn’t score many goals when he plays but due to his robust style of playing linking the defence with attack, it makes him one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. He is a very versatile player who can do defensive midfield duties as well as drop back in the centre-back position to sort out his team’s defence. Given Brazil’s strong squad, Fabinho can help his team lift the trophy at 2022 World Cup.
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Gareth Bale
Wales does have a few decent players like Aaron Ramsey but like the weight of Portugal rests on Cristiano Ronaldo’s shoulders, majority of the weight of Wales falls on Gareth Bale’s shoulders. Bale might not be the same player as he once was while playing for Tottenham and Real Madrid, but when he’s on form, he’s one of the deadliest wingers and forwards of his generation.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo became Portugal’s as well as the person with the highest number of international goals at 117 and shows no signs of slowing down even at the age of 37. This World Cup could be his last but he is still a remarkable force in front of a goal. He is given the freedom to roam around different positions. Being a playmaker, he can assist as well as score important goals when his country needs him the most. If it is his last World Cup, he is going to give his all to win the trophy at FIFA World Cup.
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Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is regarded as the best footballer of all time and of his generation. He has won seven Ballon D’Or awards, the most of any player. Among the many nicknames Messi is known for , one of the most famous one is “PlayStation Controller” because of his unreal skill of appearing like he’s hard-coded of having every stat to the maximum. He has broken every record in Europe and is focusing on destroying records in Paris Saint-Germain. Out of all the awards and trophies, he has yet to win a World Cup. Given that he is 35 years old, the FIFA World Cup might be his last chance to get his hands on the trophy.
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Neymar
Neymar is a very versatile player who can play in the midfield, wing or as a solo striker. He has the 12th most international goals for his country Brazil, netting a total of 75 goals. He has the Brazilian flair that we used to see when Ronaldo and Ronaldinho played for Brazil. He is known for dancing around defenders and humiliating them with sheer skill. With such a strong Brazil side and Neymar fit to play, expect skills and goals from this superstar.