The goalkeeper
For the post of last bastion, two names came back but it was the Polish
Wojciech Szczęsny
who was the most popular.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper is certainly the best player in his team, which did not show much during these group stages.
Poland have conceded only two goals since the start of the competition and it is to their goalkeeper that they owe it.
Against Argentina, Poland lost 2-0 but despite this Wojciech Szczęsny left his mark on the match.
Abandoned by his defense, the goalkeeper of Juventus Turin provides nine saves, including one on a penalty from Leo Messi.
Excuse a bit.
Andries Noppert also caught our attention.
At 28, the Dutch goalkeeper discovered the selection during this World Cup and only conceded
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The defenders
In central defense,
Joško Gvardiol
largely distinguished himself.
The young 20-year-old Croatian defender held the house for his first World Cup.
Next to him we select
Harry Maguire
.
In great difficulty with Manchester United, the 29-year-old central defender finds colors during this competition.
He contributes greatly to English solidity (only two goals conceded).
On the sides,
Jordi Alba
takes the left lane.
At 33, the Barça left-hander is inexhaustible.
Above all, he was decisive three times in the first two games.
He starts last on the bench and Spain loses against Japan.
Achraf Hakimi starts
on the right of our defense.
The PSG player is one of the symbols of this surprising Moroccan team.
In our selection, we also retained Theo Hernandez, decisive twice and who revived the French left lane.
Ecuador right-back Angelo Preciado also stood out.
Finally, several hinges were mentioned: starting with that of the first match of the Blues with Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konaté but also that of Brazil with Thiago Silva and Marquinhos or the Moroccan pair Romain Saïss and Nayef Aguerd.
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Midfielders
In our team positioned in 4-2-3-1, we have selected two very defensive midfielders.
Starting with
Casemiro
.
The Manchester United midfielder rebalances the Brazil team.
He is even the only scorer in the match against Switzerland.
Next to him,
Sofyan Ambrabat
is the second defensive midfielder.
The Moroccan (the only selection represented twice in our eleven) played all three games for his team.
Placed as a sentinel in a three-man environment, he is the collector and first torchbearer in his country.
Our typical Figaro group stage team.
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The English Jude Bellingham, the Saudi Mohammed Kano, the American Yunus Musah, the Argentinian Enzo Fernandez or the Frenchman Adrien Rabiot also cited among our best recoverers of these first weeks of the World Cup.
attackers
In attack,
Bruno Fernandes
occupies the position of n°10.
The Portugal playmaker is decisive in four of the five goals (two goals, two assists) scored by his country.
In the last group game, he remains on the bench.
To the right of our attack is
Cody Gakpo
.
Most often aligned in a double tip with the Netherlands, the Dutch striker can play everywhere.
Decisive three times, he scored in his team's three games and played a major role in their qualification.
To the left of our attack,
Kylian Mbappé
caught our attention.
The Blues striker - the only Frenchman in this eleven - was decisive twice in the first match against Australia and offered himself a double, as well as victory for his team, against Denmark.
Substitute in the last match, he brings more than the holders when he comes into play. Finally, at the top, we select
Enner Valencia
.
First scorer of this World Cup, the captain of Ecuador planted three times in the first two games.
Among the many substitutes who could have integrated this attack, we find the French Antoine Griezmann, the Spaniard Alvaro Morata, the Brazilian Richarlison, the English Marcus Rahford and Harry Kane or the Ghanaian Mohammed Kudus.