At the 2022 World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has been absolutely electrifying.
The star player for Paris Saint-Germain has not been able to take the field in Qatar so far.
As Leus Belus breezed through the group stages, he contributed to the team’s success by scoring three times and recording an assist.
After that, he scored an outstanding brace in their quarterfinal victory over Poland, which they won 3-1.
Mbappe will play France’s quarter-final match against England on Saturday evening and will be hoping to maintain the strong form that he has been in recently.
Mbappe is currently the favourite to take home the Golden Ball, which is awarded to the player deemed to be the tournament’s best overall performer.
Who else besides these two has stood out at this year’s tournament?
In light of the fact that the World Cup is currently in the quarterfinal stage, we thought it would be appropriate to take a look at the Team of the Tournament based on the statistics that were provided by WhoScored.com.
According to the stats, here is the best eleven for the 2022 World Cup so far.
GK: Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland) – 7.88
In Qatar, Szczesny made several saves on penalty kicks. As a result of his saves, Poland advanced to the round of 16 despite competition from Salem Al Dawsari and Lionel Messi.
RB: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – 7.47
The World Cup has been a great success for Hakimi. To this point, Morocco has only given up a single goal, and the star player for PSG has also assisted on a goal.
CB: Harry Maguire (England) with a time of 7.46 seconds.
Maguire has effectively silenced his detractors with his performance in Qatar. He has contributed to the Three Lions having three scoreless matches.
Jean-Charles Castelletto (Cameroon) won the CB with a score of 7.71.
Even though Cameroon was eliminated in the group stage, Castelletto’s performance was outstanding. During the 3-3 draw with Serbia, he scored a goal and added an assist to his stat line.
LB: Alex Sandro (Brazil) – 7.70
In the two matches that Sandro was able to participate in for Brazil, the team did not allow an opponent to score. After sustaining an injury, it is anticipated that he will participate in the quarterfinals again.
RM: Bukayo Saka (England) – 7.82
The 21-year-old star is responsible for three of England’s goals as they advanced to the quarterfinals.
CM: Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) – 8.34
Bruno has been a standout performer at the World Cup, registering two goals and three assists in just three games played. He is currently the participant with the highest rating at the competition.
CM: Points for Jude Bellingham (England) – 7.72
The young prodigy representing England has been a force throughout the entirety of the competition. It is likely that he will be one of the winners of the FIFA Young Player Award.
LM: Points for Kylian Mbappe (France) – 8.33
Mbappe has absolutely blown everyone away in Qatar. having only three starts but still managing to score five goals and add two assists.
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CF: Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 7.94
Messi is currently on assignment in Qatar. During Argentina’s run to the quarterfinals, he has been directly or indirectly responsible for four goals (three goals and one assist).
ST: Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) came in with a score of 7.80.
In Qatar, Gakpo made a name for himself by scoring a goal in each of the Netherlands’ group stage matches. This allowed him to announce himself to the world.
A quiz about the World Cup in 2022: Do you recognise any of these 32 players who made their names in Qatar?
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