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So the world cup has kicked off and many steemians are getting in on the action with prediction score games, reviews of the games, opinions of who they think will win it and who they are supporting for the tournament and it's really livened up my feed which has been pretty slow as of late.
I've been going through tons of World cup content on the site and I didn't see much love for stand out players for each game and I thought it would be a cool series of posts to run with for the next month.
This is my second post in the series. If you'd like to check out the previous ones I'll keep listing them here:
- 1 World Cup Players of the round: Group A & B - Match Day 1
- 2 World Cup Players of the round: Group C & D - Match Day 1
- 3 World Cup Players of the round: Group F & G - Match Day 1
- 4 World Cup Players of the round: Group E & F - Match Day 1
- 5 World Cup Players of the round: Group H & A - Match Day 1/2
- 6 World Cup Players of the round: Group A & B - Match Day 2
- 7 World Cup Players of the round: Group C & D - Match Day 2
- 8 World Cup Players of the round: Group D & E - Match Day 2
- 9 World Cup Players of the round: Group F & G - Match Day 2
- 10 World Cup Players of the round: Group G & H - Match Day 2
- 11 World Cup Players of the round: Group A & B - Match Day 3
- 12 World Cup Players of the round: Group C & D - Match Day 3
- 13 World Cup Players of the round: Group E & F - Match Day 3
- 14 World Cup Players of the round: Group G & H - Match Day 3
- 15 World Cup Players of the round: Round of 16 - Match Day 1
- 16 World Cup Players of the round: Round of 16 - Match Day 2
- 17 World Cup Players of the round: Round of 16 - Match Day 3
- 18 World Cup Players of the round: Round of 16 - Match Day 4
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If you would like to join me and create your own post like this then feel free and use the #wcmom - world cup man of the match and feel free to tag me in your post, I'd love to read it :)
Uruaguy vs France
Much can be said from this tie for the contrasting fates of the two goalkeepers, with Hugo Lloris producing a contender for save of the tournament while his opposite number made a mistake that was even more memorable. But the man of the match has to go to Antoine Griezmann I've been backing him to be player of the tournament since the world cup started and he hasn't disappointed.
The Athletico striker who claims to love Uruguay because of relationship with club mates Godin and Jimenez did not celebrate after scoring but, with a goal and an assist, he was the player who did most to put France into the final four.
Photo: BBC
Brazil vs Belgium
While plenty can be said about the influence of Kevin De Bruyne as well as his wonder goal, one of the cleanest strikes you will see at this world cup there was one player that stood out over and above even KDB. The Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was exceptional as Brazil peppered his goal with 27 shots but the keeper held his nerve right to the end with an amazing save from a Neymar strike to round off a great night and a famous night for Belgium football
Photo: Times of Malta
Have your say
So there you have it, the stand out players from the last 2 games. Athletico can be proud seeing a current and former player putting in some match-winning performances on the world stage. It just goes to show in the business end of the cup you need your big players to step up and show their class.
Who do you think was your stand out player in matchday 1 so far? Would love to hear your feedback as matches start coming thick and fast. So drop me a comment or a link to your review of world cup stand out players
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