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Peru dominate Copa America team of the semi-finals after shock Chile win

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Peru dominate Copa America team of the semi-finals after shock Chile win Here we run through the best rated XI from the semi-finals of this summer’s Copa America, which is unsurprisingly dominated by finalists Brazil and Peru Goalkeeper: Pedro Gallese (Peru) – 9.12 rating Peru dumped defending champions Chile out of the semi-finals and goalkeeper Pedro Galles...

REVEALED: The best WhoScored rated XI from the AFCON group stage

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REVEALED: The best WhoScored rated XI from the AFCON group stage Ahead of the knockout stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, here is the best WhoScored rated XI from the group phase of the competition, considering those to have featured in at least two matches. Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.59 rating Egypt navigated through their group with three ...

Messi surrounded by Brazil players in Copa America semi-final combined XI

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Messi surrounded by Brazil players in Copa America semi-final combined XI And then there were four. There were three penalty shoot-outs across the four Copa America quarter-finals but now only Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru are left standing. Ahead of the last four match-ups, we run through the best WhoScored rated semi-final XI. Goalkeeper: Alisson (Brazil) – 6....

REVEALED: Euro U21 combined XI dominated by one finalist

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REVEALED: Euro U21 combined XI dominated by one finalist With Sunday’s U21 European Championship on the horizon, here we run through the best rated combined XI between the two finalists, Spain and Germany. Goalkeeper: Antonio Sivera (Spain) - 6.74 ratingAntonio Sivera came into the team in gameweek two after first-choice goalkeeper Unai Simon was ru...

Finding value at this summer's Copa America beyond favourites Brazil

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Finding value at this summer's Copa America beyond favourites Brazil This summer’s Copa America has been relatively smooth sailing with no major casualties at the completion of the group phase, despite Argentina’s best efforts. As we gear up to the business end of the tournament, we delve into the quarter-final ties and assess the chances of anything othe...

Euro U21 Best XI: Golden Boot favourite Waldschmidt among best group stage performers

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Euro U21 Best XI: Golden Boot favourite Waldschmidt among best group stage performers Now is the ideal time to take stock of this summer’s U21 European Championship, with the group phase done and dusted and the semi-finals confirmed. Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the group stage of the tournament.Goalkeeper: Daniel Iversen (Denmark) - 7.14 rating Denmark ...

Euro U21 Group B top performers – Germany duo top rankings

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Euro U21 Group B top performers – Germany duo top rankings Group B of the U21 European Championships concluded on Sunday evening, with Germany securing top spot ahead of Denmark. Here we run through the top five WhoScored rated players of those that made the best rated XI. 5. Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) – 7.43 ratingAndreas Skov Olsen only featured i...

Euro U21 Best XI: Germany duo among top performers in round one

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Euro U21 Best XI: Germany duo among top performers in round one Here we run through the top five highest WhoScored rated players in the best XI from the opening round of group matches at the U21 European Championships. 5. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Germany) – 8.11 rating Gian-Luca Waldschmidt kickstarted his Euro U21 campaign with a goal in Germany’s 3-1...

Copa America preview: Can Uruguay finally strike right balance behind Suarez and Cavani?

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Copa America preview: Can Uruguay finally strike right balance behind Suarez and Cavani? As far as strike partnerships in international football are concerned, you’d be hard pressed to find one better than Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani for Uruguay. Only Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi (67) has scored more international goals than Suarez (56) of players present at this summer&rsq...

Copa America preview: Time for Peru to repay amazing support on the pitch

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Copa America preview: Time for Peru to repay amazing support on the pitch One of the stories of the 2018 World Cup was the travelling Peru support. One Peruvian fan was so concerned he wouldn’t get a ticket to watch his country in Russia that he put on 24kg so he could apply for one of the special seats. Peru were officially the eighth-best supported country at the ...