{"id":1259497,"date":"2022-11-29T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/2022-fifa-world-cup-team-of-the-week-after-round-two-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T09:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:25:54","slug":"2022-fifa-world-cup-team-of-the-week-after-round-two-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/2022-fifa-world-cup-team-of-the-week-after-round-two-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 FIFA World Cup Team of the Week After Round Two (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having seen round two (2) fixtures of the 2022 FIFA World Cup wrapped up on Monday at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar – as Portugal defeated Uruguay courtesy of Bruno Fernandes brace’s to earn a spot in the round of the 1\/16.<\/p>\n

And a routine update of the Team of the Week based on team and individual performances according to sofascore ratings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ghana<\/strong>, Cameroon<\/strong> and France<\/strong>, each saw their two stars featured<\/strong>, the most represented by any other side, while the rest of the squad was selected from Portugal, Croatia, Brazil, Morocco <\/strong>and Poland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Stepped up once again for his side as a momentum of performance from the first round against Ghana, where he assisted twice to help Portugal seal a vital win, Manchester United midfielder – Bruno Fernandes<\/strong> emerged as the star player of the week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This follows his incredible lone brace in an intense encounter with Uruguay, which settled the difference between the two sides on a 2-0 scoreline.<\/p>\n

Other outstanding performers who made the team as well include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Ghana’s hero Mohammed Kudus, whose brace and compatriot Mohammed Salisu’s<\/strong> goals were enough to overcome resilient South Korea on a goal advantage (3-2).<\/p>\n

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A double from Kylian Mbappe edged Denmark on a 2-1 victory alongside magical substitute – Vincent Aboubakar,<\/strong> who powered Cameroon from 3-1 behind against Serbia to a draw with a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n

Below is the 2022 FIFA World Cup Team of the Week after the second round of fixtures<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Goalkeeper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wojciech Szczesny (Poland)<\/p>\n

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Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mohammed Salisu (Ghana)<\/p>\n

Jean-Charles Castelletto (Cameroon)<\/p>\n

Romain Saiss (Morocco)<\/p>\n

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Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mateo Kovacic (Croatia)<\/p>\n

Casemiro (Brazil)<\/p>\n

Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)<\/p>\n

Antoine Griezmann (France)<\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)<\/p>\n

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Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kylian Mbappe (France)<\/p>\n

Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)<\/p>\n

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Substitutes<\/strong>: Mathew Ryan (Australia), Harry Souttar (Australia), Ivan Perisic (Croatia), Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia), Gue-Sung Cho (South Korea), Lionel Messi (Argentina).<\/p>\n

Coach<\/strong>: Morocco’s Walid Regragui<\/p>\n

Watch the team of the week below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n