7 Players Who Had 2022 World Cups To Forget

From Belgium's Romelu Lukaku to Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, HITC Sevens takes a look at a number of players who would love to be able to forget all about the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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[@thatguy5165]

Lautaro Martinez would have been on the same position as Lukaku if Messi didn't carried him to world cup glory

[@josebosua1489]

As an argentinian, I agree. Lautaro was simple terrible. Almost like an Higuain Deja vu

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Unlike Lukaku, at least he did contribute something at all to Argentina despite his dreadful misses. He slotted the winning penalty against the Dutch and his effort let to Messi's 2nd goal in the final.

[@soundscape26]

I would put Lewandowski ahead of Lautaro tbh.

[@figo007tv]

Lautaro was Argentina worst player. Even worst than the MLS mufuka on the roster

[@toast2300]

​@@soundscape26 I mean, he scored twice in almost half as many games as Lautaro. And besides you can't expect much more from Poland, it's surprising they made it that far

[@YeTism]

This year has been a nightmare for Ronaldo fans. I would feel sorry for them if they weren’t so unbearable.

[@froggy_6716]

I MEANT IN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL TROPHIES AND THE UCL C’MON PEOPLE

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

@@froggy_6716 why? Messi has not had a bad year, Barcelona having bad years, but Messi always performs

[@reinaldomanuel8488]

@@froggy_6716 didn’t Barcelona win everything in 2015

[@mokakola7777]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Might be about the 2016 Copa

[@marculinrise9914]

I don’t feel for them. Ronaldo is not in my top 10 greatest

[@seandelap8587]

It must be extremely demoralising for CR7 to not only have quite a poor WC only then to see his greatest rival Lionel Messi holding it aloft at the end officially confirming Messi's goat status that must be very hard for Ronaldo to take

[@dragonofthewest8305]

People still need to use Renaldo’s name 😂😂 if Messi your goat just move on… But somehow Ronaldo still in your brain

[@realmadridkingsofeurope1394]

@@dragonofthewest8305 stop spamming the same thing everywhere 😂 This video is about who had the worst WC and Ronaldo is one of those people It ain’t rocket science

[@seandelap8587]

I happen to admire both players and they are most likely the 2 all time greats but there's no doubt in my mind that Messi simply edges it and now winning the WC has basically cemented it and there's no shame in coming 2nd to Messi but knowing Ronaldo's ego that's something that's going to be hard to take

[@daarom3472]

Ronaldo has basically destroyed his entire legacy in 1.5 year's time: 1. Wants to move to Man City, his old club's biggest rivals. 2. Man City not interested, so moves to United instead. 3. Has 1 decent season at United but finishes 4 places lower than they did without him. 4. Falls out with United and is released. 5. Has a stinker of a WC and causes more drama off the pitch than on it. 6. Sees Messi win the WC. 7. Is unwanted by any of Europe's top teams while every team would still take Messi in heartbeat (hence PSG eager to extend). 8. Now sells his soul to the Saudi government.

[@augustdreier6595]

@@daarom3472 in fairness messi has also sold his soul to the saudi government. Love the guy but its hard to stomach sometimes

[@joshuaodell6295]

KDB avoiding this list is crazy, know Alfie has murals of him all over his living room but he was diabolical

[@nleak92]

Tbf this whole 7 could have been Belgian players

[@soundscape26]

3 Belgian players on this list would be too much.

[@gianvh7834]

think it would've been more deserved than Lukaku and Hazard because expectations were way higher for KDB

[@mikesbasslounge]

he would’ve been better if the attack actually could perform. He wasn’t the worst in the team, despite not playing to his best

[@jordanmince7613]

was terrible and the comment he said didn't help

[@thewildformosanformosan]

Thomas Muller deserves a mention, had two brilliant World Cup in 2010 and 2014, then completely hopeless in 2018 and 2022

[@moveover42]

You can say for the whole germany squad

[@BOABModels]

I thought Muller might go on to beat Miroslav Klose's goal record when he had such a stunning World Cup debut in 2010. That didn't quite pan out.

[@thelistener2909]

Fax

[@crashfan9997]

@@BOABModels Mbappe can

[@thesnackbandit]

@@crashfan9997I’m sure he will

[@yncklnmn]

Schlotterbeck's reputation/reception has taken a much harder hit than Süle's. I'm german and I've not seen or heard a single person blame Süle for Germany's early exit. Schlotterbeck however has been absolutely ridiculed by germans,as a lot of people blame him for our loss against Japan.

[@ayushdwivedi2655]

Why didn't Hummels get called up?

[@hijisfriend9030]

@@ayushdwivedi2655 old. They want to rejuvenate the team. Tbh, even muller was a surprise to be called up

[@Kutsuhimo8]

Asano’s goal was possible because Süle made him onside, so I guess the Japan game is partially on him. But the overall finishing of the team was poor too anyways.

[@TimTrabifahrer]

@@ayushdwivedi2655 Flick has a massive bias on Bayern players. Sometimes it feels like he never moved on from that job.

[@ayushdwivedi2655]

@@hijisfriend9030 Well a last call was deserving, and probably he'd play better as a quater back, last man

[@dazzaMusic]

Even though he won the World Cup Lautaro Martinez was absolutely shocking so many chances missed if Argentina didn’t win he would’ve been their scapegoat for sure.

[@Damian_1989]

Lautaro is very thankful for both Messi and Julián Álvarez, otherwise he would've been the next Higuain

[@veggiegodbsinsertcontrover6584]

My favourite part of every HITC Sevens video is when he says 'Without further ado' or 'Right' and then shows a picture of Freddy Adu or Ian Wright respectively.

[@TheChubbyPigeon]

Or a pic of Eddie Howe when he says, "Anyhow." (Ignore my second reply. Neither of them showed up for some reason.)

[@soundscape26]

Hoever and Watmore as well though not as famous. 😄

[@michaelplaysbass]

Can we just take a moment to recognize that despite a whole video commenting on flop performances, Alfie's most vicious savagery was saved for poor Rory Jennings. What an absolute drive-by! Amazing

[@MithrandilPlays]

Lukaku is really volatile, he plays like the generational goalscorer he is half the time, and is absolutely pitiful the other time. Really hope he and Lautaro refind their form in Milan

[@TheNormalJuan]

As a Liverpool fan, it would be easy for me to dislike Lukaku and mock him for this WC, but to be honest, I do remember watching his games at Everton and just admiring his excellent skills to score, and him not just waiting for the ball to reach the penalty box, but moving around different areas of the pitch to help recover the ball and set his teammates for attacking plays, using his physical attributes to really give defenders a hard time. I also remember feeling bad for him at Manchester United, where at the begining he was doing fine, but then they started to play with a very different style, and he just wasn't able to find good chances to do what he's best at. At Inter he was really fun to watch again, making a brilliant partnership with Lautaro. And I also support AC Milan, so it would be doubly easy for me to hate him. But I don't. He's a fantastic striker and at his best he's a really hard-to-beat natural goalscorer. He's had a hard time in recent seasons, and he might not fully recover his best form soon. But I do remember him fondly, even if he has so many times played as a rival to the teams I support.

[@arturoflash]

That's the thing. Lukaku has been so instrumental to Belgium off the ball. The fact he's the all time leading goal scorer makes it even more impressive

[@tdyerwestfield]

Weird because I remember Darwin Nunez being Uruguay's only real goal threat and having balls cleared off the line twice which would have put them through, all whilst being played out of position to accommodate an over-the-hill and crocked Luis Suarez.

[@t.bo.e2487]

Lol he was awful

[@ItsMeISaid]

I don’t see how you saw that, de Arrascaeta was electric when he was on the pitch and even Bentancur was more of a threat. Not Darwin’s fault, the manager was terrible

[@buzz5020]

This is what I’m saying. Nunez wasn’t great by any stretch of the imagination, but to say he makes this list when Suarez, Cavani, Laturo Martinez and De Bruyne to name a few don’t? Insanely rare moss by Alfie on this one

[@death2641]

Can't wait to see them again at 2024 copa america

[@dr.strangelove4665]

In Nunez defense, he did struggle to create some spark in that abyssmal Uruguay attack and should have won the penalty to send Uruguay through if refs did their jobs. It's hard to look dangerous as a player that gets his chances using his speed to get in front of his marker while receiving a pass, when no one in that Uruguay squad looked capable of giving a half decent service

[@stevencooke6451]

Perhaps if he wins that penalty his performance would be seen differently, especially if he followed that up with a good effort against Brazil.

[@mrfoofoo69]

Still think Lautaro Martinez needs a dishonorable mention here. Dude should've been starting every game for the tournament winners but ended up finishing the tournsment off the bench.

[@ayushdwivedi2655]

💯

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Nah, he wasn't as useless as you think. Still scored the winning penalty against the Netherlands despite his low confidence and his shot on goal led to Messi's 2nd goal in extra time in the final.

[@sirpizdochlast8141]

@@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 but he was really shitty before that

[@davincisama]

I think the two great goals he scored against Arabia that were dissallowed sapped his confidence.

[@WeldonSirloin]

Slow down my man, can't talk bad about any Argentinian in here. Yup, totally not rigged tournament :^)

[@vb2388]

CR7 took the Biggest L imo.. He dove for his only goal which was a pen.. He tried to claim his teammates goal as his own, god only knows why.. He literally gave the worst performance of his career against Korea, even helped the opposition to score.. He was benched against Swiss and Portugal thrashed them 6-1 without his help.. And he was again subbed and was completely indecisive against Morocco.. 2022/23 is turning out to be the Worst Season of CR7’s career and apparently he is joining Al Nassr now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dragonofthewest8305]

People still need to use Renaldo’s name 😂😂 if Messi your goat just move on… But somehow Ronaldo still in your brain

[@vb2388]

@@dragonofthewest8305 this video is on players who had a WC2022 to forget CR7 definitely had a WC to forget…everything that could’ve gone wrong, went wrong

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@dragonofthewest8305yes he is in our brains, in the same place as other historically vile people such as Stalin and Hitler.

[@dragonofthewest8305]

@@vb2388lol Renaldo performed at his best with the team and manager he had you fool You don’t control the other players and you don’t control the manger and the team you have Argentina and Portugal were in two totally different situations going into the World Cup Argentina were already on a 30 game win streak It’s like a player from Watford apparently having a bad season because they didn’t win the premier league like Man City There two totally different situations 🤡

[@vb2388]

@@dragonofthewest8305 he literally missed easy chances against Korea and Morocco, he even helped the Korea opposition to score 😂 This has nothing to do with his teammates and coaches…I mean his teammates and coach thrashed Swiss 6-1 in Round of 16 without his help

[@kalarse]

Nuñez still was Uruguay's best forward. The problem was Diego Alonso forgot he had De Arrascaeta, and treated this WC as a farewell for both Suarez and Cavani. Hopefully, now Uruguay won't have both Suarez and Cavani and will start both Nuñez and De Arrascaeta in the future for the next WC

[@moonchild977]

I wonder why they did that? is it because he plays in Brazil, and they forgot? 😂 I don’t even care about Flamengo like that, but it seems dumb

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

The whole Qatar team. I had high hopes especially how impressive they were during the Asia Cup, Copa America and Concacaf.

[@duyanhng8430]

they go on to win the asian cup again,beating japan no less, what an enigma of a intl team

[@andyistphdhpc2726]

Italy had a great world cup...They didn't lose a single match...

[@SKa-tt9nm]

I bet a certain number 7 made the list.

[@13reasonsMalone]

PR7

[@R3in_Ch]

primadonna7

[@pjkerrigan20]

Nah ur wrong, Gio Reyna actually didn’t make this list. That’s obviously the only #7 anyone is referring to lol.

[@ItsMeISaid]

@@pjkerrigan20 wouldn’t have been his fault though Berhalter hates him lol

[@soundscape26]

I would have found a spot for Bale in there as well.

[@debaxer]

You could say expectations were lower for him since he isn't even playing in an elite league anymore.

[@soundscape26]

@@debaxer Sad predicament for Bale that almost no one expect much from him anymore.

[@amat9285]

@@soundscape26 He is about to retire so yeaj not much was expected

[@someguynamedmike4766]

Him & Ramsey & pretty much any Wales player that wasn't Ampadu or Nico Williams could've been on this list

[@ItsMeISaid]

@@soundscape26 maybe if he were 4 years younger but he’s 33 and playing in the MLS he’s clearly on his way out

[@areebsiddiqui758]

As a Chelsea fan, the feeling of schadenfreude was strong watching Lakaka against Croatia.

[@littlehammers9032]

EXACTLY, LOVED EVERY MOMENT.

[@13reasonsMalone]

Lakaka got mudded😭😂😂😂💀😭😂

[@reintaler6355]

he's still under your contract

[@harukrentz435]

As a united fan i cant believe you bought him back for £100m 😂😂😂

[@hydra8612]

@@harukrentz435 I can’t believe a united legend slagged the club off to piers Morgan for the whole world to see then begged the club to release him

[@owenfitzgerald5928]

The rory jennings shot is wild but beautiful

[@hochanseng3833]

CR egos has brought him down to earth, a team has eleven players & NOT one.

[@gerardomalazdrewicz7514]

"No player is as good as all together" -Di Stéfano. ALWAYS TRUE, no matter the player.

[@jda.276]

Judging by his fanboys and family on social media, they think that's not the case.

[@robertnapier624]

All eleven players are the linchpin on the team. Not one specific player.

[@williamlee7672]

Ronaldo fans will say BS. They will say he had a good World Cup and the manager knows nothing.

[@dej71]

“Creaking around the pitch like a couple of cast-iron pianos” has to be at least my third favourite simile i’ve ever heard on this channel

[@finnmcneil7393]

As always a good video. Have you considered making a video on the Melbourne Victory situation in Australia, it has been a huge step backwards in football here.

[@Alfie_1]

I was just about to recommend that, it's a really sorry situation. I was going to that game with my father and grandfather but managed to talk them out of it because I had a feeling something like that would happen.

[@finnmcneil7393]

@@Alfie_1 Yeah, especially after seeing how great WC went it was so disappointing

[@Alfie_1]

@@finnmcneil7393 Some truly brilliant young players coming through at least, Garang and Nestory Irankunda look to be the next Socceroos stars, hopefully.

[@mathiasjameson9574]

What happened ?? I’m really curious now ?

[@dvdv8197]

@@buzz5020 Huh what the hell happened there? Can anyone summarize? It's all so cryptic.

[@renusingh384]

Ronaldo fans mocked Messi relentlessly for UCL and National trophy, corner taken quickly, finished etc etc. Now karma is coming to Ronaldo fans 🤣😂.

[@johnsmith-el5su]

bro i feel bad for them, being a ronaldo fan this week is hell , they keep getting clowned and now even their chips has messis face

[@davincisama]

The only two players in Uruguay that didn't dissapoint were Bentancur and Matias Olivera.

[@giannisvizentinis1634]

And De arrascaeta in the last game

[@ayushdwivedi2655]

De Arrascaeta?

[@davincisama]

@@giannisvizentinis1634 Oh yeah, he was great against Ghanna, sadly it was already too late for Uruguay.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Bentancur almost scored the best dribbled goal of the tournament. Almost.

[@franzreyes6185]

It's just sad Uruguay had this disappointing campaign despite the good players they have. Midfielders- Bentancur/Valverde/Vecino with Strikers- Nunez/Suarez

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Day 81 - The Fall and Rise of FK Velež Mostar From a Club that has beaten Borussia Dortmund, Twente, Derby County and many others to a club that was forced from their own stadium, reduced to nothing during the Bosnian War, becoming a mediocre top-level team in the 00s to nearly being forced into folding in 2016 to its amazing comeback to European competitions in 2021 seeing the early exit of Greek giants AEK Athens in a sensational win in Athens!

[@123leoyang]

I personally think that the strikers were the best at flopping this world cup. almost drew a few penalties with those dives

[@encorefootball]

But Mbappe, Giroud, Alvarez & Messi scored a ton of goals. This isn't quite 2006, when Klose scored 5 and the defenders owned the tournament (Cannavaro won golden shoe ahead of Zidane).

[@higherpower254]

Lautaro Martinez flopped everytime when a one on one chance was there.

[@rishav4211]

@@higherpower254 yeah he scored twice against Saudi Arabia both were offside he probably lost confidence after that

[@markxnzz9840]

@@encorefootball Mbappe and Messi aren't strikers. Yes Giroud and Alvarez were immense for their respective country. However I can't think of another striker anywhere close. Plenty of defenders, goalkeepers, wingers, midfielders. Not many impressive LB either now that I think of it.

[@devroopsaha4020]

@@higherpower254 He redeemed himself with Nederlands penalty

[@depekthegreat359]

Indeed,all of these respective players were crestfallen but hopefully,they would bounce back stronger than ever,good friends!!!🙏

[@arturoflash]

I'd say Aldeweireld was the best player on the pithc for Belgium. Vertonghen and him were the least of Belgiums worries

[@chrisfrank2664]

I agree with that. The lack of scoring or even long stretches of not even a threat to score with the midfielders and attackers they have is the most disappointing part of that team. 2 of them are on his list. Yes they’re older and probably their last WC, just look at Croatia if you really believe players in 30’s can’t contribute and win.

[@arturoflash]

@@chrisfrank2664 I'd say it was more the midfielders. Witsel didn't offer anything. Carrasco was better than at the Euros but still wasn't good. De Bruyne looked like he wanted to be anywhere but on the pitch. And Eden sadly can't do what he did in 2018 anymore. The attackers weren't in form but with that midfield they should have posed enough of a threat by themselves

[@chrisfrank2664]

@@arturoflash You definitely explained it with a lot more details. They only gave up 2 goals to Morocco, but only scoring the 1 vs Canada was disappointing. The players definitely are responsible, but do you think Belgium should have hired a much better coach for this group of players? ( The "Golden Generation" , which likely taught every nation to never call their team) It appeared as if they knew & relied on the players being so good that any average coach would be fine, more of figurehead hire??? As bad as they were I don't think anyone saw this poor of a performance coming!

[@arturoflash]

@@chrisfrank2664 Maybe ? But the locker room was apparently so toxic this tournament I don't think a better coach would have done anything ? Does a better coach not let the toxicity get that high ? Who knows. And with Martinez we got 3rd in 2018 and lost to Italy in the 2021 euro in the quarters when Eden and Hazard where injured. The only thing that Martinez could have clearly done better imo is integrate more of the young players

[@Johnnythefirst]

@@chrisfrank2664 This world cup a better coach wouldn't have mattered, almost everyone was just in atrocious form.

[@SuperJNG18]

I had to wait until after the WC was over to start watching these vids again. I was in danger of WC overdosing lol. But it’s good to be back!

[@kid_doonski]

You never fail to throw shade at the Qatari keepers 🤣

[@dej71]

Yet again another flawless video, by the way, Alfie

[@gulinp1]

Lukaku is good example why playing player out of shape is usless. Yes, he is amazing striker and yes he found himself in good situations vs Croatia but guy played like 25 min and was out of breath and hardly could move.

[@sympa_is_misanthropic]

HITC 🐐

[@Pingthescribe]

Seeing how Qatar had won the Asian Cup, I expected a bit more from them. Even though they weren't heralded team, it's still shocking just how bad they were.

[@MegaCalin88]

Can you do a “fall from garace” type of video? Not big stuff like Maradonna’s cocaine addiction, but watching this I remembered Boateng was left go from Bayern and the national team, but can’t remember why

[@SamuraiTX90]

In terms of Alfie's list, this is a good one. He probably could of named 20 players who had a rubbish World Cup honestly. Because we could name a lot of players who dropped a few stinkers in this tournament. If he made another list continuing onto this one, it would be nice! I would have to add probably Eriksen or other players from the Danish squad. High expectations people had of them and they underachieved big time.

[@sagarranjan4585]

Lukaku, Ronaldo, Rudiger would be my top 3 flops. Dembele close but played alright till semis. Almost poetic justice to their arrogance.

[@SomeDayDreamer]

when lukaku punched the glass, i know he was feeling the torrent of social media mockery coming, and also videos from lakaka lol.

[@SebOutdoors]

As a Dane, I cannot for the life of me understand how no one from the Danish squad didn't make it onto this list. I could literally expand the list to the entire team. Not one single semi good effort on the pitch. Embarrassing.

[@thisted101]

Andreas Christensen was fine but yea... I'm surprised too, really poor all around.

[@crashfan9997]

I think they were the only team to not score from open play? Only a Christensen header from a corner.

[@olayinkaamara385]

Ranking every PFA Players' Player of the Year winner on playing ability.

[@thebelgianlemon6815]

Even though Lukaku missed those crucial chances, I think we shouldn't be too hard on him. He was along with Doku our best player that game. He really shouldn't blame himself for Belgium's exit because the squad simply should have been better. Lukaku felt more dangerous in those 45 minutes than the rest of the Belgium sqaud in the whole tournament. He was certainly miles better than Batshauyi who often took to much time to prepare for a shot which cost us against Canada and Morroco. We must also not forget that Lukaku really shouldn't have even been playing since he was still recovering from an injury. Sincerely, A Belgian

[@mohamedalighouse4353]

Very true. I feel pity on him. Martinez is clueless

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

Eh he missed like 3 open goal sitters, injury is no excuse even a 1 legged man would score at least 2 of those.

[@Rabin2006]

Bro your flop player was media kid kevin de bryune

[@Chargiee]

That burn on Rory at 8:30 was unexpected, Alfie. ,😂😂😂

[@javijohnson2732]

The world cup is such a heavily impact full tournament....because alot of people watching it are not even aware of what these players do during the 4 years before(or after) it is hosted.

[@grayshigami6797]

It was Uruguay's coach fault for not starting De Arrascaeta before. And Neuer has had a worse world cup than Sule, he gifted goals to Japan and Costa Rica

[@feanol22]

In fairness to Hazard, he has been injured and not playing regularly for at least a couple of years. And frankly, the entire Belgium team was a big disappointment. I expected better football from such a collection of top class players.

[@bbcmotd]

This could have been the breakthrough world cup for the likes of Miranchuk, Pinyaev and Safonov, but FIFA thought banning a national team from participating is a fair play movement...

[@sponge_fps]

I can understand why you feel that as those players didn’t do anything wrong, but they represent a country. And that country decided to invade Ukraine and start a war… could be ironic saying this as usa and England have been to world cups since 2000s despite helping in wars..

[@ItsMeISaid]

@@sponge_fps my problem with it is that Saudi Arabia still got to play despite committing the genocide of millions in yemen. It’s all performative by fifa to appease Europeans. Same can be said about keeping Qatar as hosts after everything they did was exposed

[@crashfan9997]

@@ItsMeISaid yeah there's a racial bias depending on who's at war and the sanctions given out

[@Lgx-ie4if]

@@sponge_fps Saudi Arabia literally cluster bombs yemeni kids…

[@havoc3-243]

Cry. All russian athletes are doping addicts anyway, plus they somehow hosted the 2018 WC when their leader is an autocrat who is probably going to be like the Tsar given some years

[@d.jennings2487]

Australia was the 3rd best team ... they only lost to both the finalists (before anyone gets all upset, I'm obviously not being serious)

[@ghandibanks]

Seriously tho, AUSTRALIA was top ten I think

[@fireproximity4225]

Australia nearly did what Holland and France ended up doing of equalizing after being 2-0 to Argentina. They deserve immense props for their WC performance

[@ItsMeISaid]

Australia did so much for how “bad” their squad was. They showed that big names aren’t necessary for a team to play well

[@mariofan2867]

@@fireproximity4225 Yeah, they really bounced back from their 4-1 loss to France, beat a heavily favored Tunisia team 1-0, then took care of Denmark 1-0, lost to Argentina in the round of 16, the second goal was caused by a mistake by the goalkeeper, but they did give Argentina a big scare scoring a goal before almost tying the game and nearly forcing extra time very late in stoppage time.

[@caliboy09]

I watched the Australia game as an Argentina fan and Jesus they scared me towards the end.

[@jackdunning7151]

Alfie do you think you could do a video on seven players who had their career ‘made’ based on one World Cup. Eg james Rodriguez getting a move to Real Madrid

[@adrienrenaux6211]

I think you were too harsh on Lukaku. He was coming out of injury so he barely got time to prove his worth, but I do think that he made a difference when he got on the pitch against Croatia. His presence helped the team to be dangerous again, sadly it wasn't enough. I think the Belgian team did fail their world cup, but Lukaku not more than the rest

[@drift3426]

Who remember when Andreas Cornelius somehow missed a free header on the goal line against Tunisia? Luckily for him, but not luckily for Denmark's world cup hopes he's not a big name player or else it would be an internet meme for years to come like Lukaku's misses

[@gerryz8216]

Extremely harsh on Nunez, it’s not like Uruguay played remotely decent football. He barely had a kick, and didn’t miss any “big” chances. He’s a bit unorthodox but like you mentioned I wouldn’t be surprised if he scores 20+ goals in all competitions

[@evinrock5717]

I’ve been saying Ward is awful since the start of the season. I’ve never seen a goalkeeper with a less commanding presence.

[@lightning__mcqueen]

i suggest you do a video on the new club world cup format

[@kinanballagh2339]

love the dig at Rory Jennings lol

[@joemckeown2763]

I love the shot at Rory 🤣

[@Crundmama]

Timestamp? 🤔

[@joemckeown2763]

08:21 😂

[@binayshrestha7132]

Maybe except Nunez,the rest of them will not even have a chance to play another WC. Besides Messi,Alvarez and Martinez should always be praised for their performance.Without Alvarez,Lautaro with his recent form would have dragged Argentina like Higuan. Hope Belgium has realized what they are lacking since Argentina was going through same problem. Looking back it actually was a Miracle for what Conte did.Winning serie A with Lautaro and Lukaku.

[@Midtable1881]

Hi Alfie! I have an idea for a video you could do, ‘what would the Premier League look like if it followed the Austrian Bundesliga format?’

[@bandulad7695]

Ronaldo kicked himself out of the top 3 debate of all time during these last 6 months

[@westy8065]

I would add Gareth Bale to that list! Wales had waited so long to make a world cup since 1958! And when they do Bale wasnt even match fit because he chose to chase the money in America even tho he is a multimillionaire rather than take a wage hit and play regular football at Cardiff City staying fit!

[@JohnDoe-dn9ez]

Tbh I kinda expected an honorable mention to Lautaro, but it's probably too much I guess

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

That's because he still did his part in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands and contributed to Messi's goal in the final.

[@thebigquack6945]

World Cup medal tax mostly

[@thebigquack6945]

World Cup medal tax mostly

[@David-qq9bk]

why would anyone want to forget a world cup which they won?

[@woodchuckcider1]

Honorable mention: Italian national team. Didn't even qualify. again.

[@lostsoldier212]

I genuinely felt bad for Ronaldo and Lukaku. Bad way to go out on both champs...but I will remember their excellence throughout their careers. I almost felt Lukaku was cursed this WC.

[@Machinationstudio]

"Wright. Lets get on with it."

[@marcoklaue]

Lukaku played only half a game, and it was a very bad half, BUT that was the only half in the tournament in which Belgium looked like they might score a goal.

[@jarrodstephens561]

Title sounds like we're gonna hear about 7 players who have performed terribly at more than two thousand different World Cup tournaments.

[@harukrentz435]

Sule disuruh maen bola yaaa jadinya ngelawaak 😂 btw, PR7 had WC to forget didnt suprised me one bit, any sane objective football fan could see how poor he was with United.

[@SicketMog]

Man as a casual barca-fan I have to appreciate these two players but... 0:40 is still a hysterical picture.🤣

[@leemcdonald1342]

Video idea 7 most used formations in Association football.

[@Rossoneri2]

Lakaka has to be number 1

[@tobiasfrlundjakobsen1342]

I'm really surprised that no Danish player, especially Dolberg, Damsgaard, Mæhle or even Eriksen made the list. I'm a Dane and the only team worse than us at the world cup was Qatar

[@shatteredmatt]

7 players who probably would have retired from international football if they were their current age ten years ago but for some reason think in 2022 it is a good time to hang around and tarnish their career. Edited for clarity.

[@animeshpati5525]

How tf can Nunez retire at like 12

[@shatteredmatt]

@@animeshpati5525 Nunez can’t sure, but no player over about 30 unless they’re in the World class bracket like Messi or Modric should be in a World Cup squad. For whatever reason, footballers are hanging around way longer than they used to and tarnishing their legacy. Look at Ronaldo. Riding the bench at United, gets his contract terminated and was still in the squad. Gonçalo Ramos should have started every game and Portugal would probably have done better.

[@salsadancer4965]

"She takes a hard line on any type of decent" Dont worry alfie we are here for you.

[@YuquVaL]

I love the Ronaldo part😂

[@cohendavis8426]

That’s a lot of world cups to forget

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

I can understand having 1 or 2 world cups to forget but 2022, common man, that's a bit excessive .

[@theawfulgambler]

The comment from your girlfriend had me laughing out loud 😂. Bless Mrs Alfie.

[@gutika113]

Calling my old Spurs boys “creaking piano’s” almost made me piss my pants 😆😆😆😆

[@Johnnythefirst]

I think it's pretty unfair to put Lukaku in there. He didn't play for two months and got more chances in half an hour than the entire team did in three full games... Also hit the inside of the post. :(

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

yeah he got 3 or 4 open goal sitters and he missed all of them and then Belgium was out, that is pretty bad.

[@Johnnythefirst]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Yes, and they had no chances at all before he came in. Belgium are not a threat without Lukaku.

[@seandelap8587]

How about the worst players to win a WC medal

[@ItsMeISaid]

Not the worst player of all time to do it, but certainly the worst-performing this World Cup was easily Lautaro

[@crashfan9997]

Mustafi in 2014

[@fuzailmalik9280]

Qatar has been one of the best host nations ever. pure fkn football, no bar fights, no police drama. half the world got to watch it in summer. it was amazing

[@yeslol9303]

Is this a joke?

[@fuzailmalik9280]

@@yeslol9303 which part of it sounds funny to you?

[@Lgx-ie4if]

0 atmosphere

[@jldch26]

@@fuzailmalik9280 the whole statement.

[@klauskleber9250]

Did you really just congratulate Qatar, an islamic nation, on not having bar fights?

[@bandulad7695]

As a man of culture I saw Alfie uploaded and here I am…

[@stproducciones9140]

i feel bad for Cristiano, he's a legend and one of the GOSTS. but its hard not to savor the tears of his toxic fans. they've been the absolute worst fandom of the entire tournament.

[@ossiaigbedo7223]

Day 1: Players who shine in the World Cup but play terrible for their club. I know Maguire is on that list

[@thomasmay6551]

The right (wright) joke gets funnier every time

[@igorsiemann]

it's very clear that you don't like CRonaldo, and I find that really funny bc neither do I XD

[@lovefan7694]

Alfie I cannot believe you didn't include Salt Bae anywhere.

[@treehugger3615]

Keylor Navas deserves a mention. The PSG goalie having to pick the ball up 11 times in 3 matches, ruining his reputation at the end of his career.

[@hugomendez9107]

In his defense Costa Rica was abysmal in defense but yeah I still think he underperformed as well

[@pn2360]

KDB should've been 1st, and he's not even on this list. Was absolutely anonymous in every single game, misplaced pass after pass, but his off the field antics have caused so much harm, not just to Belgium but to his own reputation. His Belgian teammates took his age comments personally (don't blame them - that Vertonghen dig said it all), and I personally will never be able to look at him in the same way again. He used to be admired by every soul on the planet for his quality and just his personality in general - hard working and determined. But here he showed his true colours. When he doesn't have his Man City toys to fall back on, he doesn't care at all.

[@rogink]

It's a funny old game. And I think some players play better for their country than their club. KdB plays brilliantly at City, but perhaps he isn't suited to international football. Let' face it, the Belgian team had a disastrous tournament. Whether it's Lukaku, Hazard, or de Bruyne. The golden generation for Belgium is over.

[@bendavis6857]

i could put all of the belgium squad in here

[@fredm.2699]

Who did more damage to Ronaldo? Is it Messi or the Moroccan 9 year old girl who was taunting Cr7 and saying that he is crying?

[@michaelosgood9876]

Only the cream rises to the top in this tournament

[@MrKyledane]

I mean, this is pretty cruel Alfie, but I'm here for it

[@mohamedalighouse4353]

I think its unfair on Lukaku. He was injured and in no shape to play. He was brought to the squad only to participate in the knock out rounds and because they were horrendous, he was thrown on to change the game. Whats more surprising is that Belgium didnt have any player to take his place. The manager should take more of the blame than Romelu in my opinion.

[@adolfocoy7516]

Alfie on the CR7 portion, I feel a personal venom, wtf.

[@WeezyFBaby-ye7tp]

12:08 is pure savagery from the video creator lmfao!

[@hunternoyes8380]

Don’t hold back alfie

[@jamesarthurmcgill6605]

If it is only one per team definitely Ward but I'd say Bale should be up their too. Still the talisman of Wales played pretty awfully in all three games and was really lacking in the pitch