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Kylian Mbappe has been omitted from Paris Saint-Germain’s pre-season tour of Japan.

L’Equipe reports that PSG is certain that Mbappe will sign a free transfer agreement with Real Madrid at the end of the current campaign. The 24-year-old will apparently not be permitted to play for the club once more, and the Parisians are supposedly making him available to interested purchasers.

Mbappe has consistently stated that he has no plans to extend his current contract, which is up next summer. However, PSG does not want the France captain to depart for nothing, therefore they are attempting to recover at least some of the €180 million (£166 million/$194 million) they paid on him in 2017.

Madrid is anticipated to be one of Mbappe’s suitors. After current Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzema left for Saudi Pro League team Al-Ittihad last month, Los Blancos do not anticipate having a recognized striker in their lineup this season.

According to The Athletic, numerous clubs have expressed interest in signing Mbappe.

The midfielder, who now appears destined to play outside of Parc des Princes next season, will receive bids from PSG.

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The 2022  FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament has just two games left, and it has been spectacular, with some unexpected results and some of the top players in the competition winning the most Man of the Match awards.

FIFA World Cups, and football’s biggest stars living up to the expectation, stepping up their game, and making unforgettable experiences, are unavoidable facts of life.

Some of the greatest matches and biggest upsets from this edition in Qatar have been built, and a few players have wowed the world with their performances.

It has been an unbelievable delight to watch the FIFA World Cup 2022. Numerous players have constantly maintained their status in the biggest tournament in the world.

Despite the failure of numerous famous teams, some players displayed consistency and received numerous MOTM awards (Man Of The Match).

The Man of the Match award is given to a player who typically scores a crucial goal or otherwise directly contributes to the team’s victory.

In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Mp3bullet.ng unveils the following players who received the most Man of the Match awards:

• Christian Pulisic:

Christian Pulisic, the team’s Captain America, epitomized the Stars and Stripes’ fervour by leading the press from the front as Team USA brought a ton of energy and passion to the World Cup.

Pulisic lived up to the talismanic expectations that Team USA had for him by recording the most assists (2), most chances created (6), most take-on attempted (15), as well as scoring the momentous, heroic winning goal against Iran to advance the Yanks to the round of 16.

Pulisic deservedly won the player of the match twice.

USA have been knocked out but they can exit with their heads held up high.

Christian Pulisic was fantastic this World Cup with 1 goal, 2 assists and 2 Man of the Match awards 🌟 pic.twitter.com/ccswTzRum7

— CfcSheikh (@CfcSheikh) December 3, 2022

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• Yassine Bounou:

The 2022 World Cup’s Cinderella team has been Morocco. They were placed in Group F, along with Canada, Croatia, and Belgium. Considering Belgium and Croatia’s squad, many deemed Morocco to stand last in the table.

In addition to winning the entire group, Morocco advanced to the semifinals. They defeated Belgium in the group stage, Spain in the round of 16, and Portugal in the quarterfinals on their historic run to the semifinals.

Their goalie Yassine Bounou is a key factor in this victory. Throughout the competition, Morocco’s unmovable goalie remained reliable.

However, he won Man of the Match for his outstanding effort against Spain. In order to keep Spain at bay for the full 120 minutes, Bounou made numerous stops. In the penalty shootout versus Spain, Bounou also made two saves.

The underdogs had only let up one goal before France defeated Morocco. It was an own goal for that one goal. Against Portugal, Bounou was also given his second Man of the Match award.

Yassine Bounou deservedly won 2 Player of the Match Awards.

3 – Yassine Bounou, who made his 50th appearance for Morocco tonight, is the first African goalkeeper to record three clean sheets in a single edition of the World Cup. Heroic. pic.twitter.com/xW3DEN6LAL

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 10, 2022

• Dominik Livakovic:

Honestly, Yassine Bounou and this goalie are the greatest of the FIFA World Cup 2022. In penalty shootouts, Livakovic was mostly responsible for Croatia’s unstoppable force. Dominik made three stops against Japan in the Round of 16 penalty shootouts. Up until Neymar Jr. conjured up an amazing goal for Brazil, Livakovic remained steadfast in the face of the test.

The penalty shootouts, though, were where Livakovic really shined. Brazilian penalty number one was stopped by Dominik. As Livakovic expertly stopped it, Rodrygo Goes was unable to score Brazil’s first penalty. Due to their victory over Brazil, Croatia gained momentum. For his bravery against Brazil and Japan, Livakovic received two Man of the Match Awards.

• Luka Modric:

Another Croatia player, Luka Modric, on the other hand, is not just any average footballer; he is timeless. He’s one of the most underappreciated midfielders in football today.

The 37-year-old midfielder is widely considered to be one of the best in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Luka Modric was named Man Of The Match two times during the FIFA World Cup 2022. In the group stage encounter against Belgium, Modric won his first Man Of The Match award.

In a game where there was no scoring, Modric was given the honour for his ability to both retain defensive composure and create outstanding offensive opportunities. Another matchup against Morocco ended in a scoreless draw, and the Real Madrid player was again voted Man Of The Match. Overall, Luka Modric was able to earn two FIFA World Cup 2022 Man of the Match accolades.

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• Kylian Mbappe:

The standout player for Paris Saint-Germain is inspiring the next generation of footballers. He may soon join the ranks of many renowned football players if he continues in this direction.

For a country hoping to win back-to-back World Cup titles for the first time in its history, Kylian Mbappe has made it his mission to be the top goal threat.

France began their World Cup defence against Australia in the Group rounds. Kylian Mbappe shone as France defeated Australia 4-1. The teenager scored a goal and assisted another.

Mbappe had another appearance in the Group stage, this time against Denmark. Kylian scored two goals in the second half to help France advance to the Round of 16. Mbappe scored another brace against Poland in the Round of 16. Kylian Mbappe might also become the FIFA World Cup 2022 top scorer. Kylian has won three Man Of The Match awards at the FIFA World Cup 2022.

#Mbappe already has 3️⃣ Player of the Match awards at the 2022 #WorldCup 🏆

🤙 v Australia
✌️ v Denmark
👈 v Poland

Will he add to his collection in the #France 🆚 #England quarter-final on Saturday?! 😬#FRA #ENG #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/eJ4qxGHvZp

— Football Mad ⚽️ (@FootballMadUK) December 5, 2022

• Lionel Messi:

Lionel Messi, the national hero of Argentina, is on his way to the FIFA World Cup 2022 finals. In terms of Man of the Match accolades throughout the history of football, Lionel Messi now holds the top spot.

Argentina’s aspirations and hopes have been on Messi’s shoulders. But this time, perhaps as a result of the Copa America victory, the bond between Messi’s team and the fans has healed.

The Argentine skipper has therefore embraced his responsibility in this competition. The dream of the little Rosario lad has received much attention, but La Pulga has given his all on the field to turn that romanticism into reality for both himself and Argentina.

Furthermore, Messi is also dominating the rankings for the FIFA World Cup 2022. At the FIFA World Cup in 2022, Messi might also take home the golden boot. At the FIFA World Cup 2022, Messi received four Man of the Match awards.

In the match against Croatia, Lionel Messi gave his best Man of the Match performance. In the semifinal matchup against Croatia, Messi scored a goal and made a brilliant assist.

LIONEL MESSI WINS HIS 4TH MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP 🐐🏆

No player has more. pic.twitter.com/5CIpjj45ik

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 13, 2022

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Even though Croatia is expected to face the five-time champions in the World Cup quarterfinal in Qatar, Luka Modric feels Brazil are the “favorites” to win the tournament.

In order to advance to the semifinals, Croatia, the 2018 World Cup’s defeated finalists, must defeat Brazil on Friday afternoon at the Education City Stadium.

Brazil won convincingly 4-1 over South Korea in the round of 16 to position itself as a World Cup contender after finishing first in Group G.

Croatia, on the other hand, advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Japan on penalties despite only winning one of their group games and finishing second in Group F.

‘Our greatest game of the World Cup might still be ahead of us,’ Modric said. ‘We have done a great thing by reaching the quarter-finals – but we want even more.

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‘Brazil are always one of the big favourites in every World Cup, but what they have shown in this tournament is that this time they deserve to be favourites.

‘We have faced Brazil before on several occasions and not won. We believe this can change.

‘We will have to play at a high tempo, keep them under control, be strong and assertive and not let them out of sight. Like I say, Brazil are the favourites – but we have seen that even the favourites can be beaten.’

At the age of 37, Real Madrid legend Modric is surely playing in his final World Cup, having played in each tournament since 2006.

‘I’m not focused on the future,’ he added. ‘I am focused 100 percent on this World Cup and there will be a time afterwards to think about what happens next.

‘I’ll see how long I can play for the national team when the time is right. Unfortunately, I don’t have a formula or recipe for regeneration. If someone else knows the secret on how to remain young, then please come to me.’

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Brazil will make an effort to maintain their chances of winning a record-extending sixth world title when they square off with Croatia in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals on Friday at Education City Stadium.

Croatia will face Brazil in a matchup between two groups that put on contrasting performances to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals.

Brazil’s second-round encounter against South Korea was finished after 12 minutes, finally clanging in four daring first-half goals, but Croatia labored through 120 minutes and penalties to edge past Japan.

Brazil has dropped each of their last five elimination games against European teams since defeating Germany 2-0 in the 2002 World Cup final.

The Selecao has faced Croatia four times before, but has never lost. Additionally, their 1-0 group-stage setback to Cameroon last week was their only loss in their previous 19 matches, which is encouraging going into Friday’s match.

• Team News:

Borna Sosa and Josip Stanisic of Croatia missed their team’s victory over Japan due to illness and a muscle injury, respectively. The former should be able to play and might take Borna Barisic’s spot at left-back, while the latter is still questionable and will be evaluated before kickoff.

Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, and Mateo Kovacic, three midfield masters who, along with Barisic and Dejan Lovren, are just one caution away from suspension, are all set to keep their spots in Dalic’s starting lineup on Friday.

In fact, Lovren and coveted starlet Josko Gvardiol will continue their defensive partnership, while Marko Livaja and Ante Budimir will compete to replace Bruno Petkovic as the central striker. On the flanks, Perisic and Andrej Kramaric are prepared to re-start.

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Brazil will be without Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles for the rest of the World Cup due to knee ailments, and Alex Sandro is questionable due to a hip issue.

After missing the two previous games, the 31-year-old has been working out by himself with the team’s physical trainer. If the Juventus teammate is not declared fit to start, Danilo will likely take his place at left-back, joining Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, and Eder Militao in the back four.

Three Selecao players, including Militao, Fred, and Bruno Guimaraes, are only one caution away from missing a potential semifinal match. The latter two are anticipated to start again on the bench as Tite prefers Casemiro and Paqueta to start in center midfield.

Star forward Neymar is expected to continue in an advanced role between wings Raphinha and Vinicius Junior while Richarlison is expected to lead the team up front after overcoming an ankle injury to start and score against South Korea.

• Possible Lineup:

Croatia possible starting lineup:
Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric; Kramaric, Petkovic, Perisic

Brazil possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Militao, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo; Casemiro, Paqueta; Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jr; Richarlison

• Score Prediction:

Prediction: Croatia 1-2 Brazil.

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Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta has disclosed why he did not join Barcelona in the summer and instead remained at Chelsea.

During the 2021/22 season, Barça sought Azpilicueta vigorously along with fellow Blues defender Marcos Alonso; however, while the left-back ultimately moved to Camp Nou, Chelsea’s captain did not.

Ahead of Spain’s World Cup round of 16 match against Morocco, Azpilicueta, who recently signed a new two-year contract at Stamford Bridge, gave an explanation of his side of the story.

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“At Chelsea I played less than 30 games [last season] and I was already a free agent. It had never happened to me in my life. The new owners arrived and showed me that they wanted me to stay,” he said.

“London is my home and my children speak better English than Spanish. When I made the decision, I think Xavi understood. If things are clear, they are understood.”

Azpilicueta has appeared on the field for Chelsea 17 times so far this year and has continued to feature frequently under new manager Graham Potter.

He has participated in Spain’s two World Cup games thus far in the competition, most notably providing an assist in their loss to Japan.

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Cesar Azpilicueta is convinced that Spain didn’t slack off in their defeat to Japan, insisting they gave it their all to get a result.

When Spain took the lead 11 minutes into their final group stage game, they appeared to be cruising to a comfortable finish atop their World Cup group.

To make up for it, Japan scored twice in the first three minutes of the second half to take the lead.

After that, La Roja was unable to mount a comeback, which resulted in Japan finishing first in the group and eliminating Germany.

It has been suggested Spain took their foot off the gas with qualification a near certainty, letting Japan back into the contest and perhaps ensuring Germany, a potential rival for the World Cup, didn’t make it to the round of 16.

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However, Azpilicueta refuted claims that Spain didn’t give it their best, pointing to Costa Rica’s two-minute stretch during which they had passed La Roja in the standings as grounds for concern.

“I was aware in the second half [of the Germany score]; I was on the bench so I was aware of the situation,” Azpilicueta said.

“If they look at our group the last couple of years we always give everything and we go out of the pitch to win every game, to press every ball.

“We have been punished from just scoring a goal and then conceding straight away so that’s the way we play. We are the first disappointed to not win the game so you can see what happened.”

Furthermore, he emphasized that Spain concentrated on earning at least a draw because they knew that would ensure their advancement.

“It was difficult because it is something that you cannot control, the other game, so the only thing we could do was to try to give confidence and to help our teammates to win our game. We knew that with a draw or a win we would qualify. That’s the only thing we could control,” Azpilicueta added.

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A dejected-looking Kai Havertz acknowledged that Germany’s terrifying World Cup elimination looked like a “horror movie.”

The Chelsea forward scored twice after coming on as a second-half substitute to help Hansi Flick’s side come from behind and defeat Costa Rica 4-2.

However, Japan’s unexpected victory over Spain rendered Germany’s triumph meaningless, as La Roja advanced to the knockout stages as a result of their significantly better goal difference.

The dubious nature of Japan’s game-winning goal did little to lift Havertz’s spirits, and after being compelled to collect his man of the match award, a picture of the dejected-looking 23-year-old went viral.

Germany’s defeat marks their second consecutive departure from the World Cup group stage, and they also underperformed at the Euros last summer, losing to England in the round of 16 due to poor performance.

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‘When it happens this way, it feels like watching like a horror movie,’ said Havertz.

‘We learned during the match that Japan were leading, and then the rankings were displayed in the stadium. We still had a little hope that Spain would score.

‘But then we noticed that the Japan match was over.’

Havertz implied that things were not going well in German football and criticized the team’s performance against Japan for their elimination.

‘When you go out twice in the first round and once in the round of 16, it’s extremely bitter.

‘We have to be honest and say that for four years, everything hasn’t been going well.Now we’ve been knocked out twice in the group stage. I don’t think we’re a tournament team anymore.’

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Chelsea’s forward player, Kai Havertz, came to the party in the final group game between Germany and Costa Rica as he equalled a World Cup record for Germany.

Havertz had been under scrutiny because of his performance in the first two games against Spain and Japan in the group stages.

The forward man scored a brace against Costa Rica to become the second German player to score a brace as a sub at the World Cup after Andre Schürrle in 2014 vs Brazil.

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Given the outcome of the match between Spain and Japan, Havertz’s goals were insufficient to advance Germany to the Round of 16. After making it past the first round in each of the last 16 tournaments going back at least to 1954, Germany has failed to go past the group stage in either of the last two World Cups.

Spain came in second with four points, while Japan took the first position in the group with six points. In the Round of 16, Japan will play Croatia, and Morocco will play Spain.

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The current World Cup has the largest controversy. A second dubious VAR judgment from Japan’s 2-1 victory over Spain is what eliminated Germany from the World Cup.

In order to win, Hansi Flick’s team needed Spain to triumph, which they were doing in the first half when Japan completely turned the game around. Before Ao Tanaka touched in, Ritsu Doan fired the Samurai Blue level, but it was the second goal that truly caused a stir.

Tanaka’s finish was flawless, but before the ball was passed to him, it appeared as though it had left the field of play. Kaoru Mitoma appeared to have arrived a split second too late, but the goal was upheld following a thorough VAR review.

As no VAR replays or confirmation of the occurrence were shown, the debate grew.

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The fans at the stadium and the watchers at home were both in the dark about what was happening because they had only seen broadcasters’ replays. The ball appeared to be out in every single case.

However, it was obvious that the VAR station’s decision-makers thought they had sufficient information to declare that the entire ball had not crossed the line – a Japan VAR decision if you will.

New images released shows controversial Japan goal vs Spain was RIGHT to stand. pic.twitter.com/RvNo89aUP7

— SPORTbible (@sportbible) December 2, 2022

The ball appears to be hanging over the goal line in freeze frames of the incident, indicating that it is still in play. The rule is comparable to corners, where the ball needs just to linger over the line rather than really being on it.

In due order, additional confirmation from the officials can be anticipated.

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After his team secured a late World Cup draw against Spain, Germany head coach Hansi Flick was extremely pleased with his group.

In Group E, Die Mannschaft had a terrible start after losing to Japan 2-1 on the opening day of play, leaving them extremely vulnerable to being eliminated early.

While this was going on, Spain destroyed Costa Rica 7-0 to get things going. But in Sunday’s highly contested match between the two previous world champions, Germany managed to hold them off.

La Roja pulled ahead through Alvaro Morata, but Germany managed to steal a point in the dying embers thanks to substitute Niclas Fullkrug’s powerful finish. Flick praised his side, but remained realistic, speaking after the game: “The team fought unconditionally. But we only took one step.

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“We are a team. We have, even if it is to be read differently, a good togetherness,” he added: “It’s gigantic what the team has achieved. I am proud.”

“There are warriors on the pitch playing with hearts. If we take this momentum with us – and we get even more self-confidence – then a lot is possible.”

Germany was very seriously facing yet another group-stage elimination after falling behind, much like the disappointment of 2018 when they were eliminated early as the defending champions.

A point puts them in an excellent position to go to the round of 16, even if it is still preferable to three, especially given that they had opportunities to win the game. On matchday three, they take on Costa Rica and need to win to maintain their aspirations, but they also need Spain to defeat Japan so they can advance.

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Roma boss Jose Mourinho claims that he wasn’t shocked by Japan’s 2-1 victory against Germany because European teams frequently concentrate too much on ‘individuals’.

After Saudi Arabia’s amazing victory over Argentina, Japan continued the shocking results by defeating Germany.

To inflict a shocking loss on Hansi Flick’s team, the Japanese came from behind in the second part of the game. Hansi Flick’s team must now defeat Spain on Sunday to maintain their World Cup hopes.

But nobody was entirely surprised by the victory. Mourinho claims he was not surprised by the triumph since European clubs frequently place too much emphasis on individuals. He is in Japan with his Roma team for a winter training camp.

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‘I didn’t see the game [Germany-Japan], I was in bed, the television was on but I fell asleep, I was absolutely destroyed after the trip,’ said Mourinho.

‘Congratulations to Japan, but it’s not such a big surprise, it’s a good team that is growing. In Europe, the focus is on individuals.

‘I’ve coached Asian players and I’m lucky because I’ve coached the best, they have the right mentality, so I think yesterday wasn’t a big surprise.

‘Here in Japan I try to be as kind as I can to the wonderful people who offer us incredible hospitality and I want to give something back.’

Japan now take on Costa Rica in their next match and they’ll fancy their chances after Spain’s 7-0 win against them on Wednesday.

Germany lost to Mexico and South Korea in the group stages of the 2018 World Cup, while Gareth Southgate’s England eliminated them from the Euro 2021 competition.

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