🏆 iPaperSport's World Cup awards danielstorey85 picks out the standout players and most memorable moments from Qatar2022
Team of the TournamentThe penalty hero against Brazil and Japan, Livakovic was also exemplary in the group stages as Croatia kept two clean sheets. Every World Cup, players step out of the shadows to enhance their career prospects tenfold – Livakovic won’t be at Dinamo Zagreb for much longer.Hakimi spent his early career bouncing between high-end clubs, but has found a home in Paris and grown as one of the leaders of Morocco’s greatest month.
A close call between a few – including Harry Maguire – but Otamendi’s late-career renaissance is an extraordinary thing. The supposed weak link in Argentina’s defence became its leader over the course of the tournament. The penalty concession in the final was the only black mark.One of only two players in this team not to make the semi-finals, but you can’t blame Casemiro for Brazil’s early exit.
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