The World Cup is over, so it’s time to take stock. After a full month of football, it’s time to evaluate which players have performed better. Which players do we think deserve a place in the ideal squad for World Cup 2022?
Emiliano Martinez
It’s a difficult choice in goal. Before the semi-finals, he was a choice between Croatian Livakovic and Moroccan Bono, but Emiliano Martinez produced a fantastic late performance, saving several chances and then taking a penalty in the shoot-out.
Achrafi Hakimi
One of the keys to Morocco’s success. He formed a great duo with Hakim Ziyech on the right wing, he defended, attacked and was involved in most of the important things. It didn’t end up with a medal in the end, but Hakimi can be proud of his performance.
Josko Guardiol
The best stopper in the championship. Joško Gvardiol was Croatia’s best player, anticipating the match brilliantly, blocking shots and passing without problems. Malá Kanka is a 1 on 1 fight with Messi, but he compensated with a goal in the fight for third place.
Nicola Otamendi
A true warrior. Pep Guardiola once told the Citizens about him that the success of the team would not have been possible without him. Nico, everyone’s darling, proved his importance even with the Argentina shirt, he didn’t lose a single game and led the Argentines to the trophy.
Teo Hernandez
At the start of the tournament he didn’t even have a place in the starting lineup, his brother Lucas starting at left-back. But he got injured very early, so Theo grabbed his chance by the scruff of the neck. Thanks to his speed, he stopped several attacks of the opponent, he was also involved in the offensive. The balance of 1 + 2 was fair, he also scored the winning goal in the semifinal.
Sofyan Amrabat
One of the unexpected stars of the championship. French president Emmanuel Macron called him the best midfielder of the tournament, Amrabat confirmed this with his great performances. A big transfer could await him in January.
Enzo Fernández
Enzo Fernandez was also not part of the starting lineup at the start of the tournament. He came on for 32 minutes against Saudi Arabia and against Mexico he only came on for the last half hour. But with a beautiful goal he ensured that he remained in the starting eleven and gradually became a great discovery in the league. He ended up winning the award for the best young player of the World Cup.
Antoni Griezmann
World champion in ego suppression. Griezmann has abandoned his role as a star striker and moved into midfield. He by no means shunned menial work, fought for his life and became the mastermind and director of Les Bleus.
Kylian Mbappe
The best scorer in the league. Also, is there a need to add anything after the hat-trick in the finale? Mbappé led France throughout the World Cup, scoring 8 goals and adding 2 assists in 7 games.
Giuliano Alvarez
Another of the Argentines who benefited from the initial defeat. Alvarez then worked his way up the lineup and became the perfect complement to Messi. He scored 4 goals, was extremely unpleasant for his opponents in the press room and spoke of a higher workload at Manchester City.
Lionel Messi
As for Mbappé, do we need to add anything else? The best player in the league, he scored 7 goals and had 3 assists. He finally led Argentina to the World Cup title for the first time in his career.
Ideal XI of the World Cup
Martinez
Hakimi-Guardiol-Otamendi-Hernandez
Amrabat-Enzo-Griezmann
Messi-Alvarez-Mbappé
Source: Fifa
