Who can be the next James Rodriguez in 2018 FIFA World Cup?

Who can be the next James Rodriguez in 2018 FIFA World Cup?

Fifa World Cup, 2018 commences on 15 July, 2018 and every time it brings lots of surprises, both off and on the field.

In the last World Cup, James Rodriguez surprised everyone by winning the Golden Boot award by beating the likes of Thomas Muller and Lionel Messi.
So, this time in Russia we can expect a player surprising everyone and making his name on the world level.

Here are the top 7 players that can surprise the world this time in Russia, 2018 World Cup.

Emile Forsberg – Sweden

Emile Forsberg plays for RB Leipzig as a winger or central attacking midfielder. He has played a very crucial role in Sweden’s qualification of the World Cup. He has scored 6 goals in 34 games for Sweden.

With Zlatan Ibrahimovic retiring, he is the main man of Sweden.

Forsberg’s impressive performances have attracted interest from many clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool.

If Sweden want to have a great campaign in Russia, a lot will rely on Emile Forsberg.

Alex Iwobi – Nigeria

Alex Iwobi plays for Arsenal as a winger but for Nigeria he plays in the midfield.

Iwobi, who has been excellent for his country, faces a lot of criticism at Arsenal.

While playing for Arsenal, Iwobi has scored 9 goals in 98 games and on the other hand, he has scored just 5 goals in only 18 games for Nigeria.

Iwobi has been in a good scoring form recently with goals against Argentina and England in the friendlies.

It will be interesting to see whether he can continue his impressive form for Nigeria and lead them to World Cup glory. 

Lucas Torriera – Uruguay

Lucas Torriera is a defensive midfielder who plays for Italian club, Sampdoria. He is a very aggressive midfielder who can contribute in front of goal also.

He has scored 10 goals in 105 games which is very impressive for a defensive midfielder and this season Torreira has made impressive 2.8 tackles per game.

His impressive form has made him linked to many big clubs. Many clubs will be seeing him as potential transfer target and good showing at the World Cup will make sure that he will be moving to a big European club.

Gonsalo Guedes – Portugal

Gansalo Guedes is a PSG player on loan at Valencia. Guedes has been very impressive in his debut season at Valencia. He has been one of the main reasons of Valencia doing well in La Liga this season.

He has impressed Valencia so much that they want to make his move permanent for a staggering fee of €38 million.

Guedes has scored lots of goals for Portugal at youth level. He made his debut for Portugal at the age of 18, making him the second player to do so after Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal, who are the current European Champions, will be hoping that their young exciting winger will have a great debut world cup.

Andreas Christensen – Denmark

Andreas Christensen is the first and only defender in the list.

Christensen plays for Chelsea football club. Although it has been a poor season for Chelsea but inclusion of Christensen has been a bright spot this season.

He has shown this season that he is very composed and great passer of the ball.He has played 24 games for Chelsea keeping 7 clean sheets.

Denmark have impressive attacking talent with the likes of Christian Eriksen and Yussuf Poulsen staring the side.

Defensively, Denmark will rely a lot on Christensen. So, if Denmark want to have a great world cup run, Andreas Christensen has to make sure his team is solid at the back.

Timo Werner – Germany

Timo Werner is the second player in the list who plays for RB Leipzig. Werner will be heading the attack of reigning FIFA World Cup champions.

Werner won the Golden Boot award in last year’s Confederations Cup in Russia.

Timo Werner has also been really impressive for RB Leipzig. His rapid pace and finishing in front of goal is very tough for defenders to handle. He has already been linked to Real Madrid and Liverpool. He is very clinical in front of the goal, he thrives on the chances given to him and with likes of Kroos and Ozil behind him, he will be getting lots of chances to score goals.

Don’t be surprised if Timo Werner wins the Golden Boot this time in Russia, 2018.

Hirving Lozano – Mexico

Hirving Lozano is a winger who plays for PSV Eindhoven. Lozano joined PSV last summer from Pachuka in Liga MX.

He has been very impressive in his first season at PSV and has scored 19 goals in only 34 games. He is the top scorer for Eredivisie.

He is a very pacy winger with great finishing and many big European clubs are chasing his signature. He will be leading the attack of Mexico. If Lozano shows the form that he has shown this season, Mexico will have a great World Cup, 2018 run.
 

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