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Leicester’s best and worst World Cup 2022 performers

By Joey LeMaster

A dejected Timothy Castagne of Belgium and Leicester City (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)
A dejected Timothy Castagne of Belgium and Leicester City (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images) /
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If this side could have ignored or bypassed chemistry issues and had an in-form striker up top, the Red Devils would likely have still been in the tournament at the point. ‘Timo’ played well to help his team get close to qualifying.

Worst: Danny Ward

The Welsh goal keeper had a great run of form at Leicester City before heading to the World Cup. Unfortunately that form did not carry over to the tournament. Wayne Hennessey played ahead of Ward to start off the tournament. In the 87’ against Iran, Hennessey got a red card as the game was tied with zero goals. Ward came into the gane and Iran scored two goals to win the game.

Ward would be forced to start the next game as Wales took on a dangerous England squad. He and the defnesive were not able to stop the English attack as they were able to score three goals. Marcus Rashford was able to get a brace past Ward. Distribution was also an issue for Ward as he was 43% on accurate long balls and 60% on accurate passes.

Best: Nampalys Mendy

Mendy was a key factor in Senegal making it out of the group stages. A rough 3-0 defeat to England in the Round of 16 overshadowed a good tournament for the defensive midfielder. Mendy played well against Netherlands and Qatar. In those games he was 85% with his accurate passes while recording 11 recoveries. He was all over the midfield in those two games. He was subbed on against Ecuador and he was able to help the team maintain their 2-1 lead.