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According to the Bookmakers, the favourites to lift the World Cup Champions trophy this year are the same old teams: Brazil, Germany, France and Spain. Followed by Argentina, Belgium and England. The possible surprises, not to become World Champion, but to reach an unexpected ranking could be Colombia, Croatia and Uruguay. So think about these top World Cup teams when picking the World Cup best players for your fantasy football team.
Below you will find a complete guide to the World Cup best players to pick for FIFA Russia 2018. First, you’ll find the World Cup 2018 top scorers by role and then the list of World Cup best players by team.
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World Cup 2018 best players to pick by role – Top Scorers
In this section, we have included the world cup best players of all according to their performance. We will list them by role to help you draft the best fantasy world cup team with all the world cup top scorers.
World Cup 2018 Best Goalkeepers
Picking the best world cup goalkeepers is crucial, when drafting your fantasy World Cup team, to get the most points. They get a lot of points if they reach a clean sheet or they concede only one goal. So of course picking the goalkeepers from the best World Cup teams or the best defensive teams is a must to beat the others.
ALLISON BECKER (BRAZIL)
Allison is, without a doubt, one of the best goalkeepers in the world at the moment. He just finished his first season in AS Roma as Number One and it has been awesome performance. In our opinion, Becker is the best World Cup goalkeeper to pick for your fantasy football team. His team, Brazil is the favourite to win the trophy this year and the defence is more solid than the latest years.
TER STEGEN / NEUER (GERMANY)
German defence is traditionally robust and reliable and also this year, without any doubt, it will be one of the best. The Low’s dilemma is whether to lineup Ter Stegen or Neuer. The first one came from an amazing season in Barcelona and he has been Germany’s goalie this year as Neuer was injured. Despite that, Neuer has been named by Low. We’ll see who will be the German keeper this year. We bet on Ter Stegen.
DE GEA (SPAIN)
Despite Spain no more being the marvelous team football fans admired some years ago, it’s still strong, mainly in the defensive sector. Spain conceded just three goals in qualification and De Gea has been the goalkeeper with most clean sheets in Premier League this season as well. One of the best World Cup player to pick for your fantasy world cup team. It’s a guarantee that you won’t regret that decision!
LLORIS (FRANCE)
France captain Hugo Lloris is about to play his third World Cup and probably this is going to be the best team of the three. The France defence is solid with top players like Umtiti and Varane. Due to all these reasons, Lloris is one of the best world cup goalkeepers to include in your fantasy team.
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World Cup 2018 Best Defenders
Picking the best world cup defenders is crucial as much as the goalie because they too get a lot of points if they reach a clean sheet or they concede only one goal. So choose them from the best defensive teams, even better if they are also top scoring players. On Sportito if you have a defender who scores a header goal from the corner and his team doesn’t concede goals, he gets 20 points, just like a forward scoring a double. Take this into account when picking the World Cup best players for your team.
MARCELO (BRAZIL)
Marcelo is with no doubt one of the best flying full-backs of the last ten years. He’s more similar to an offensive player rather than a defensive one. Assists and goals are his bread and butter. He should always be lined up in a fantasy team. Probably the best world cup defender to pick in Russia.
SERGIO RAMOS (SPAIN)
As we mentioned before, Spain has had the best defence in Russia 2018 qualifications stage and Sergio Ramos has been one of the reasons behind this success. Always dangerous for the opposing teams when there is a corner and on Sportito the header goal by a defender who doesn’t concede goals worth like a double for a forward. Do you still have reasons to doubt if he is one of the best defenders in the World Cup 2018?
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KIMMICH (GERMANY)
The Bayern Munich’s right-back has been the second player of Bundesliga with most assists this season, 13. The first has been his mate Thomas Muller with 14 assists. Also in qualification, Kimmich has been a great contributor to goals, with 9 assists and 2 goals.
MEUNIER (BELGIUM)
In qualifier, Thomas Meunier scored 5 goals and 7 assists. The PSG’s full-back candidates himself to be one of the best crossers in Russia 2018. Of course, his name is supposed to be in every fantasy manager’s note when choosing the best defenders of the World Cup 2018.
World Cup 2018 Best Midfielders
The best world cup midfielders will help you to get the most out of your XI. Needless to say that they must be offensive players, goals and assists are supposed to be their bread and butter. As Sportito offers also single match contests, where you can build your fantasy team only with players from two teams, sometimes it’s hard to find the offensive one. So take him from the team you think will concede fewer goals, so they get points as well as the defenders.
DAVID SILVA (SPAIN)
When Spain builds a dangerous attack, you can be almost sure David Silva has at least touched the ball, whether the first or the last one before the shot on target. He became the most creative football player of Spain over the last years and the 4th top scorer in Spain’s football history. Sounds like one of the best world cup midfielders to pick for your fantasy football team?
ISCO (SPAIN)
If David Silva is, at the moment, the real soul of Spain’s attacking play, Isco is going to become that player. He’s the player with the best goal rate over the last months. 10 goals in 27 appearances make him one of the best World Cup players to take into consideration.
OZIL (GERMANY)
Joachim Low will never give up to line up Mesut Ozil. Since he became Germany’s manager, the Arsenal midfielder has always been a mainstay for his country. Despite his not so excellent season in Premier League, when he wears the white German shirt he never fails with his performance.
EDEN HAZARD (BELGIUM)
Belgium’s captain has been the star during the qualifiers. He has been involved in 11 goals: 5 assists and 6 goals. Be sure during Russia 2018 he will be his country star again as well as De Bruyne and Lukaku. He is listed in every World Cup best midfielders article.
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STERLING (ENGLAND)
After Harry Kane, Sterling is the star of the 3-Lions. The best season ever for him, with 18 goals and 11 assists in Premier League. Of course, England isn’t Manchester City but this could be the international rise for the offensive wing. Kane is ready to receive his assists.
PAUL POGBA (FRANCE)
After his season in Manchester with peaks and troughs this is the chance to redeem himself with France. It’s time for him to show all his skills and to carry out the role he seems to deserve on the international stage. He’s potentially one of the world cup top scorers as a midfielder.
JAMES RODRIGUEZ (COLOMBIA)
In Brazil 2014, he was voted as the Best Player of the World Cup. He scored 6 goals and became the top scorer of the competition. Real Madrid bought him right after the World Cup. Now has grown up and we bet he can be one of the World Cup best player again this year. The group is quite easy for Colombia and we believe he will take his team further with goals and assists.
World Cup 2018 Best Forwards
When thinking about the world cup best players, the first thing which pops into your mind is, of course, the forwards. Choosing the best world cup forwards is the most important thing as they get the most points to your squad compared to all the other roles. As well as every World Cup edition, Russia 2018 will be plenty of strikers who can be the top scoring one. Let’s have a look at our list of the best World Cup forwards.
NEYMAR (BRAZIL)
He’s the favourite to lift the trophy, both for his team and for him as World Cup best player. He’s the third goalscorer ever of Brazil: 58 goals in 83 appearances, just behind Ronaldo (62) and Pelè (77). The bad luck for him is that he got injured 3 months ago and he started to play again on the field only some weeks ago. If he goes back completely recovered we are sure he will be the top scorer of the World Cup.
MESSI (ARGENTINA)
Despite all the criticism he receives when he wears the albiceleste shirt, don’t forget he’s Argentina top goalscorer ever with 61 goals. This is probably his last chance to win the trophy and to be the real star. We are pretty sure he will not miss the chance to write also the Argentina history.
CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL)
Despite he’s one of the World Cup best players and Portugal’s record-holder for both goals (81) and caps (149), he scored just 3 goals in all the World Cup editions he played. Just one goal per year. Unbelievable right? This is going to be his last World Cup and that’s why we are sure he will try to increase with all his might this poor number for such a champion like him.
KANE (ENGLAND)
108 goals in 148 caps with Tottenham, 12 goals in 23 caps with England. Are these numbers belonging to one of the best strikers of the World Cup? We think so. He’s the real star of the 3-Lions and this is his first World Cup. He can demonstrate finally all his value on an international stage and he will not disappoint us.
SALAH (EGYPT)
The best player of the year in Europe: 43 goals and 14 assists, top goalscorer in his first EPL season, Champions League final reached and he took his national team to the World Cup scoring a double in the qualification match against Congo. Of course, Egypt is not the best team in the World Cup, but the group is not that hard and he can score some goals.
MULLER (GERMANY)
He’s with no doubt one of the most decisive players in the World Cup. Not only this year but in all the World Cup he played. When he sees the gold trophy he never fails, with 10 goals in 13 appearances he’s the World Cup top scorer still playing. Goals and assists are guaranteed when he hits the field.
World Cup best players to pick by team
In this section, there are the world cup best players 2018 by team. We will list them by role to help you create the best fantasy world cup lineup.
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World Cup 2018 best players GROUP A
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS EGYPT
EGYPT MIDFIELDERS: Elneny
EGYPT FORWARDS: Salah
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS RUSSIA
RUSSIA DEFENDERS: Ignashevich
RUSSIA MIDFIELDERS: Dzagoev
RUSSIA FORWARDS: Smolov
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS URUGUAY
URUGUAY DEFENDERS: Godin
URUGUAY MIDFIELDERS: Cristian Rodriguez
URUGUAY FORWARDS: Cavani, Suarez
World Cup 2018 top scorers GROUP B
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS IRAN
IRAN FORWARDS: Azmoun
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS MOROCCO
MOROCCO DEFENDERS: Benatia, Dirar
MOROCCO MIDFIELDERS: Ziyech
MOROCCO FORWARDS: El Kaabi
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL DEFENDERS: Raphael Guerreiro
PORTUGAL MIDFIELDERS: Bernardo Silva
PORTUGAL FORWARDS: Cristiano Ronaldo
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WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS SPAIN
SPAIN DEFENDERS: Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Jordi Alba
SPAIN MIDFIELDERS: Isco, David Silva
SPAIN FORWARDS: Diego Costa
World Cup 2018 top scorers to pick GROUP C
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS TO PICK AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA MIDFIELDERS: Jedinak
AUSTRALIA FORWARDS: Tim Cahill
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS DENMARK
AUSTRALIA MIDFIELDERS: Eriksen
AUSTRALIA FORWARDS: Jorgensen
WORLD CUP BEST SCORERS FRANCE
FRANCE DEFENDERS: Varane
FRANCE MIDFIELDERS: Pogba, Matuidi
FRANCE FORWARDS: Griezmann, Mbappé
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS PERU
PERU MIDFIELDERS: Flores
PERU FORWARDS: Farfan
World Cup 2018 best players GROUP D
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS ARGENTINA
ARGENTINA DEFENDERS: Otamendi
ARGENTINA MIDFIELDERS: Di Maria, Banega
ARGENTINA FORWARDS: Messi, Aguero
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS CROATIA
CROATIA DEFENDERS: Lovren
CROATIA MIDFIELDERS: Modric, Rakitic
CROATIA FORWARDS: Mandzukic, Perisic
WORLD CUP TOP SCORERS ICELAND
ICELAND DEFENDERS: Ragnar Sigurosson
ICELAND MIDFIELDERS: Gunnarsson, Gylfi Sigurosson
ICELAND FORWARDS: Finnbogason
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS NIGERIA
NIGERIA DEFENDERS: Echiéjilé
NIGERIA MIDFIELDERS: Iwobi, Moses
NIGERIA FORWARDS: Iheanacho, Musa
World Cup 2018 top players GROUP E
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS BRAZIL
BRAZIL DEFENDERS: Marcelo,
BRAZIL MIDFIELDERS: Coutinho, Paulinho
BRAZIL FORWARDS: Neymar, Gabriel Jesus
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA DEFENDERS: Oscar Duarte
COSTA RICA MIDFIELDERS: Celso Borges
COSTA RICA FORWARDS: Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell
WORLD CUP TOP PLAYERS SERBIA
SERBIA DEFENDERS: Kolarov, Ivanovic
SERBIA MIDFIELDERS: Milinkovic-Savic, Matic
SERBIA FORWARDS: Mitrovic
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND DEFENDERS: Lichtsteiner
SWITZERLAND MIDFIELDERS: Shaqiri, Xhaka
SWITZERLAND FORWARDS: Seferovic
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World Cup 2018 best players GROUP F
FANTASY WORLD CUP PLAYERS GERMANY
GERMANY DEFENDERS: Kimmich, Hummels
GERMANY MIDFIELDERS: Ozil, Reus
GERMANY FORWARDS: Muller
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS MEXICO
MEXICO DEFENDERS: Hector Moreno
MEXICO MIDFIELDERS: Guardado
MEXICO FORWARDS: Chicharito Hernandez
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS TO PICK SOUTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA DEFENDERS: Kim Young-gwon
SOUTH KOREA MIDFIELDERS: Ki Sung-yueng, Koo Ja-cheol
SOUTH KOREA FORWARDS: Son Heung-min
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS SWEDEN
SWEDEN DEFENDERS: Granqvist
SWEDEN MIDFIELDERS: Larsson
SWEDEN FORWARDS: Forsberg
Fantasy World Cup players to pick GROUP G
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS BELGIUM
BELGIUM DEFENDERS: Meunier, Vertonghen
BELGIUM MIDFIELDERS: Hazard, De Bruyne
BELGIUM FORWARDS: Lukaku, Mertens
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS ENGLAND
ENGLAND DEFENDERS: Walker, Stones
ENGLAND MIDFIELDERS: Sterling, Dele Alli
ENGLAND FORWARDS: Kane
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS PANAMA
PANAMA MIDFIELDERS: Quintero
PANAMA FORWARDS: Tejada
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS TUNISIA
TUNISIA MIDFIELDERS: Sliti
TUNISIA FORWARDS: Khazri
World Cup 2018 best players to pick GROUP H
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA DEFENDERS: Zapata
COLOMBIA MIDFIELDERS: James Rodriguez, Cuadrado
COLOMBIA FORWARDS: Falcao, Bacca
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS JAPAN
JAPAN DEFENDERS: Nagatomo, Yoshida
JAPAN MIDFIELDERS: Kagawa, Honda
JAPAN FORWARDS: Okazaki
WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS POLAND
POLAND DEFENDERS: Glik, Piszczek
POLAND MIDFIELDERS: Błaszczykowski, Zieliński
POLAND FORWARDS: Lewandowski, Milik
FANTASY WORLD CUP BEST PLAYERS SENEGAL
SENEGAL DEFENDERS: Koulibaly, Mbodji
SENEGAL MIDFIELDERS: Błaszczykowski, Zieliński
SENEGAL FORWARDS: Mane, Moussa Sow
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