The World Cup will be played from June 11 to July 19 in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
With the new, expanded format of 48 teams, we will see the world’s biggest names at the tournament, but also a number of players with whom the general public is less familiar, writes the Goal portal, stating among 50 such names and two Croats and two from Bosnia and Herzegovina, transmits Index.
For many of them, this will be the perfect opportunity to showcase their talent in front of the eyes of the whole world and secure a big transfer, and scouts from all over will flock to North America in search of the next hidden gem, it adds before a list that also includes Endrick (Brazil), Nico Paz (Argentina), Lennart Karl (Germany)…
Luka Vušković (19, Croatia)
Tottenham’s best defender is currently having the season of his life, but not in North London. The more Spurs struggle, the more puzzling their decision to send 19-year-old Vusković on loan to Hamburg seems. Right-handed, but capable of playing on both sides of the defense, Vušković scored five goals this season and started Croatia’s friendlies against Colombia and Brazil.
He scored one goal in four appearances for the national team. Luka Modric is already a fan. He played two very good games. He has a great future ahead of him, he just needs to keep going, said the Croatian legend, as reported by Goal.
Petar Sučić (22, Croatia)
Any Croatian midfielder with potential will inevitably be compared to Modric, which is ultimately unfair. But that should not prevent the 22-year-old Sučić from building a long international career. Like Mateo Kovačić and Marcelo Brozović, he left his homeland to join Inter, where they are confident he can follow in their footsteps.
He is just as skilled as a “six” or “eight”, and although he is not a standard first-team player, he has the ability to adapt.
See how Petar Sučić led Inter to the final with a goal and assists
Kerim Alajbegović (18, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Any nation should fear facing Bosnia in a penalty shootout. They kept their cool and beat Wales and Italy, with Alajbegovic, their 18-year-old winger, scoring from the penalty spot in both games. But he is much more than a penalty kick specialist. He prefers to play on the left side, is equally good with both feet and enjoys facing the defender directly.
His performances in the playoffs were so impressive that he Bayer Leverkusen activated the buyout clause to bring him back from Red Bull Salzburg. He scored one goal in eight appearances for the national team, and his dream is to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Esmir Bajraktarević (21, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Federico Dimarco he’s probably still waking up in a cold sweat after Bajraktarević chased him in the playoffs, which Bosnia won on penalties. The 21-year-old PSV winger scored the decisive penalty.
Born in Wisconsin by parents who fled from Srebrenicaplayed for the USA at the youth level, but chose Bosnia, for which he has 14 appearances and one goal. My parents lost family members. Srebrenica is a part of me and who I am. It’s in my blood, said Bajraktarević.
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