Sup SteemSquad
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
Create your own
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 :)
Sweden v Switzerland
It seems to wrong to single out an individual when victory was the consequence of a strong team and a solid and organised defensive display but the central defender and Victor Lindelöf stood out. His partnership with skipper Andreas Granqvist epitomised all that was good about his team. Tough, focused, committed.
Photo: givemesport.com
Colombia vs England
As much as Harry Kane will steal the headlines for his penalty taking his tally to 6 goals and a calm penalty take in the shootout I don't feel he was the standout player in this match. I had to give it to young goalkeeper Jordon Pickford being criticised after Belgium but top class here. Magnificent save from Uribe that unfortunately ended with a corner that brought Colombia's equaliser which should have been cleared by Trippier on the post. Pickford then stepped into the shootout and saved the final penalty from Bacca.
Photo: Telegraph
Have your say
So there you have it, the stand out players from the last 2 games. I think both these nominations were coming a long for some time with both players putting in solid performances during the group stages but it looks like they've saved their best for the knock out rounds. We look forward to seeing both Lindelof and Pickford bring this level of performance back to the English Premier League with the new season almost upon us.
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
Let's connect
If you liked this post sprinkle it with an upvote or esteem
Follow me
If you don't already, consider following me
