World Cup 2022 Team of the Tournament

[@yani674]

Ounahi should definitely get a big shout who has been phenomenal

[@WorisonTV]

Ounahi was better than Ziyech in this tournament IMO.

[@yani674]

@@WorisonTV same

[@becksdennis8339]

@@WorisonTV My unpopular opinion is that Ounahi was better than Sofyan Amrabat...

[@MuhammadUsman-mi4jk]

@@becksdennis8339 ounahi is better at attacking. Amrabat is better at defending

[@becksdennis8339]

@@MuhammadUsman-mi4jk that's very true tbh

[@clintonbrills834]

Mohammed Kudus deserves a shoutout. Sure he didn't make it out of the group stages but I think he was brilliant in all three games he played.

[@notharveyweinstein3235]

Ivan Perisic is timeless. The work rate on the defensive end and the chances created/assists going forward were invaluable to Croatia. The man is a specimen. Feel he at least deserved a nod to be on a bench since Mbappe was being selected for the same forward position.

[@highnoon7097]

A genuinely two footed player too. Which is rarer than a lot of gosbhite pundits (like Rio) would think. They don't realise as they're always incorrectly saying players x,y,and z are two footed if they ocassionally whack it with their wrong foot (like Greenwood would do).

[@doc-t-8648]

That’s a good shout. He really is. He’s not aging either. He still looks the same. Something in the water in Croatia I guess. Their work rate is always phenomenal.

[@Boomtowndogs]

@@highnoon7097 I watch Spurs and he takes corners and free kicks with both feet. Could probably take a penalty on either peg too.

[@highnoon7097]

@@Boomtowndogs yeah I noticed a left foot corner that led to a goal recently, think it was against Marseille and was like wait I'm sure he's right footed

[@sarahjessicafarter7383]

Of those you didn't mention, I'd only add: Bono for Morocco, excellent distribution and didn't concede to an opponent until the semi final. Molina for Argentina has been excellent at right back and right wing back. Then a couple of veteran goalscorers stood out in the group stage, Valencia of Ecuador and Aboubakar of Cameroon. Edit: I forgot Doan for Japan, super sub of the tournament.

[@NoryLevi]

Livakovic just had better performances, Bonou had a great tournament but not conceding is a team effort, he save much less than livakovic.

[@TonyTynebridge]

Mechanised goblins

[@haimainjauo242]

Rashford wasn't super sub of the tournament? He had 3 goals in about 40 minutes

[@junyank1846]

Definately the super sub of the tournament 🇯🇵

[@sarahjessicafarter7383]

@@haimainjauo242 I'm a huge admirer of Rashford and he had a great world cup but I wouldn't say he had a super sub role. He did score against Iran after coming on as a sub but he started the Wales match he scored twice in. With Doan, the goals and energy he brought against Germany and Spain completely swung the momentum of both matches for Japan.

[@prashanthbalajii]

Shoutout to Livakovic and Szczęsny for their performances in this WC

[@excalibur4366]

And bonou too

[@gh4yur532]

Yasin bonu entered the chat

[@mightymoeish]

Szczesny bugged me for conceding that penalty on a missed punch. Shaky outside of saves.

[@nurrr897]

2:59 Quantity of pointless passes is not how you measure a centre back's worth. Sure, Rodri might have had more passes than any other centre-back but that sure didn't help Spain beat Morocco, Japan or even Germany. Poor choice for centre back. Saiss for Morocco, Stones for England, Souttar for Australia, Yoshida for Japan, Talbi and Meriah for Tunisia, hell even Harry Maguire was more impactful

[@00dude3]

yeah passing sidewards 1000 times when the other team are sitting back is hardly a sign of quality. your average youtuber could do that

[@RL-]

Over 1000 passes and 83% possession vs Japan and they lost. I quite enjoyed that match... except for when Spain had the ball 🤣

[@isboredandonline]

But like he said, it's also his progressive passing that he's leading on. So it's not pointless, you just made that up

[@siphomnisi3842]

@@isboredandonline thing is being a CB you will make a lot of passes even more so when you team has a 1000 passes. Granted he also got good passing

[@youssefbdiri5480]

mf really said talbi and meriah lmao

[@RustyAymes]

If Alex was here he still would’ve somehow picked Sangare

[@fegismcclaren1632]

Martinez over Livakovic and Bono is a rough start

[@rorschach9604]

The Argentina bias is evident.

[@aaquibtayyabi]

@DMorlio18 lloris was about to gift the game to eng in quarter final

[@vaibhavbhatnagar807]

C'mon jj , had high hopes from him and the lad starts with emi 😭

[@chrisryan3172]

and Szczęsny

[@saadeedmasroor8816]

Bruv chose two Argentines and the sch1zos in the comments are like the ArGeNTiNa BiAs iS eViDeNt

[@mdrmaxdr6913]

Morocco’s young midfielder Ounahi was my number one revelation in this WC.

[@clintonbrills834]

Right?! Crazy he's not getting any shouts

[@pahakuutti]

Ounahi is not in because Tifo have to fill in the Englishman quota. Enzo would have been fine also tho. He will win the young player award after all, over Bellingham, and basically turned the Argentina's entire tournament on his head, after being subbed on. Benfica didnt even win against 2nd division opposition today when he was not there.

[@rokomarkov3077]

Over who? Modrić? Griezmann? Ambrabat???

[@mdrmaxdr6913]

@@rokomarkov3077 I said 'revelation' as in young player! he's only 22 yrs old. Modric is a veteran star whom I admire a lot. Amrabat is top-notch and so is Griezmann, but again, I was not talking about well known players🙂

[@rokomarkov3077]

@@mdrmaxdr6913 oooohhhh ok sorry

[@allymohaz]

Morocco goal keeper and defence were tight! World class!

[@hitech267]

Yeah indeed

[@ael100]

People forgetting before the france game only conceded a own goal. Ageurd/Saiss were solid and their injuries cost Morocco. Strongly belive if they were fit Morocco could actually be in the final tomorrow

[@dejomrsic6093]

@@ael100 mazraoui was not fully fit either and replacements for all three of those were much worse quality and from much worse leagues

[@hersliselimaj417]

JJ choosing 2 england players is making me doubt if he is scotish or not

[@tomhilliam301]

Harry Souttar deserved more of a shout out. I thought he was phenomenal

[@logancosta3110]

Will have to wait until Seb's team

[@jaim9206]

Was searching for this comment on the vid. Definitely one of the best CB's this tournament. My other shouts for best CB's include Zimmerman and Ake, both who I felt were phenomenal. Aguerd would've been there if not for his injury

[@tanjimanim2391]

Otamendi has been good this WC so far. Instead of Rodri I would choose him.

[@StoutProper]

Yeah I’ve seen rodri play centeback for city a few times and he’s not that great there

[@dseabee]

@@StoutProper well it isnt based off him playing centerback at city lol… he played excellently at cb for spain and was probably their best player

[@StoutProper]

@@dseabee that explains why they went out so early

[@StoutProper]

@Xavier Lynch wasn’t one of the two best in the tournament imo

[@Mauricio21ish]

You lost me at Rodri for CB lol

[@00dude3]

hipsters pick

[@nickpapen4260]

He played cb for Spain

[@Leybackson]

He lost me when i read the comment "You lost me at Rodri for CB lol" before watching the video

[@BuffaloBrandon]

Yeah as much as I love lucho I think he messed up in this tournament

[@BestBoyPatrick]

Unsure on JJ’s reasoning for Martinez. If the penalty shootout was what hit him in then what about Bono who also won a shootout or Livakovic who won 2?

[@primocalcio2141]

I can't remember now, but did Martinez make any errors which led to goals? I think Livakovic conceding 3 vs Argentina, plus giving away the PK (maybe harsh of me) made me disreagrd his shout. Perhaps I am wrong. Bono too was great, but he also seemed to make an error in the semi-final vs Theo Hernandez.

[@leonflojhar8862]

@@primocalcio2141 cause that was never penlty....

[@sebfox2194]

Martinez won two shootouts, and pulled off multiple important saves, including a couple of one on one saves. Particularly the ones vs Australia and France.

[@shepardice3775]

Martinez is fantastic and has made many fantastic saves this WC, but having him over Livakovic and Bono is nuts lol

[@idakristinedemesa5234]

Yes, Livakovic > Emi Martinez, but I’m not sure Boni will be uo there considering that he could’ve saved Theo’a goal.

[@elmehdinafia1237]

@@idakristinedemesa5234 and Livakovic blender on that 🇦🇷 third goal? Go and see his placement on that 3rd goal..

[@CigarettesAreNotBad]

thats why you shouldn't ever take Tifo's analysis seriously

[@APWare]

@@elmehdinafia1237 Martinez flailing at the ball on that KSA goal is MUCH worse.

[@TonyTynebridge]

Rewn'e

[@_leivo]

Any of the center backs who are playing the final should be chosen before Rodri, but Otamendi is the one who has made the difference to me

[@yani674]

I really like the underrated pick of kim jin su. He actually just assisted one goal but was very good throughout the tournament.

[@EpicMike7]

Martinez over Livakovic is mental. Rodri is a stats pick, plenty of teams were happy to let Spain have the ball in their half which padded his numbers. Hernandez nightmare against Saka keeps him out of the Best XI for me. Ounahi is the midfield engine of a fantastic Moroccan side. Greizmann has clearly been playing in midfield, not controversial at all.

[@stephenowen3383]

A few players that stood out for me that weren't mentioned: - Behich for Australia - Was very consistent and nearly scored a goal of the tournament contender against Argentina - Casemiro - If it wasn't for Amrabat I think he would be the best DM of the tournament. Unsurprisingly so good in a team that placed a lot of responsibility in him. - Davies for Canada - Obviously Canada didn't do great, but Davies was so good in all the games I saw. Dragging the team forward in a role which had him perform so many different actions for his team all over the pitch. - all of the USA's midfield - all adept technically, physical and brilliant in the press. - Bounou for Morocco - In my view the best keeper in the tournament. Some incredible saves. - Molina - Always provided some width in an Argentina that really lacked any, and was pretty dangerous when moving into central areas as we saw with the goal against the Netherlands. - Harry Maguire - as a United fan this is in part bias, but I felt he was among England's best players. Didn't have the highs of Bellingham or Saka but was so consistent, the relatively ropey first 20 against Senegal aside.

[@clintonbrills834]

Replace Maguire with Mohammed Kudus and I'd agree 💯

[@stephenowen3383]

@@clintonbrills834 why not both?

[@Av8tor5252]

Definitely think Adams and Musah should’ve been in there, especially Adams. He was our best player and we would be nothing without him this tournament

[@gueswho8815]

No musiala? Hahaha

[@mr.gullible2506]

Musiala deserves a shout. He was fantastic for Germany

[@balaha2143]

Ounahi definitely in my midfield

[@nattshiimi1517]

I'll definitely take out Bellingham or Modric for Ounahi!!!

[@iddyyo8074]

@@nattshiimi1517 yes Bellingham did so much against the first big team France he came up against

[@DL-yr6ne]

@@nattshiimi1517 Bellingham was shining two matches Senegal and France. Meanwhile Ounahi against Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal.

[@rokomarkov3077]

@@nattshiimi1517 Are you people freaken serious??? Ounahi over Modrić????

[@nattshiimi1517]

@@rokomarkov3077 In this tournament? Yes absolutely!!

[@billo19812]

If you're doing a team of the tournament Rodri cannot get in, Round of 16 exit, just no. Progressive passes shmasses Blew my mind that call chaps. Otamendi by a country kilometre, good old fashioned defending and a great tournament. Progressive headers. Great video btw, as always.

[@theoderoide5632]

A great LB who could have made into the 1 player per country sides was Pervis Estupiñan for Ecuador. He was absolutely amazing both offensively and defensively

[@anappropriatehandle]

that's a great shout

[@amangeorge9821]

Well thought...he was legendary for ecudor

[@NapoIitano]

True he was very good. Ecuador was impressive unlucky to not make it out of the group.

[@MispeledStalion]

He doesn't belong in the Team of the Tournament, but Minjae Kim really caught my attention. He doesn't particularly stand out at Napoli - maybe because I'm too distracted by Kvaraskhelia - but he's a great defender. Wonderful positioning, strong, great with his feet. Kudus, Musah, Doan, Mitoma, Bono and Ecuador's young core also deserve a shout

[@highnoon7097]

Did you really think he had a good world cup? I'd say the opposite is true, he's excellent for Napoli but was quite obviously injured/ half fit for the world cup.

[@blacktail77777]

Livakovic/Bono - T.Hernandez, Gvardiol , Otamendi, Hakimi - Amrabat, Modric, Griezmann, Messi - Mbappé, Giroud

[@rolandcooke]

It would be great if the TiFo brains could do a deep dive on Amrabat, explain the what and how of why he's so good.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Starting XI: Livakovic Hakimi Saiss Gvardiol Hernandez Amrabat Bellingham Griezmann Messi Mbappe Giroud Subs: Bonou Stones Tchouameni Modric Dembele Alvarez Gakpo

[@francocrespo3333]

Tbf Otamendi is having an incredible WC. I'd have selected him instead of Rodri

[@nathangiles4016]

4-2-3-1 CF: Enner Valencia LW: Killian Mbappe AM: Bruno Fernandes RW: Lionel Messi DM: Sofyan Amrabat DM: Jude Bellingham LB: Theo Hernandez CB: Marquinhos CB: Josko Gvardiol RB: Achraf Hakimi GK: Dominik Livakovic

[@ilovebread023]

Very strange but very fulfilling as a Fiorentina fan to see Amrabat feature so strongly here and among popular opinion! Don't think he'll stay after this but it's just fun to see

[@doc-t-8648]

Whoever scouted him for your team really did their homework. What a player. I hope you get a proper payout whenever he goes to another team but I am glad you got to see him shine on the world stage.

[@hamzagayardi498]

Fiorentina has always been a good italian team

[@doc-t-8648]

@@hamzagayardi498 by what standard? They haven’t won anything in 20 years.

[@hamzagayardi498]

@@doc-t-8648 I meant good historically, and it's just a compliment. I should've wrote big instead of good. They have a big fan base, good facilities and have few hidden gems in their squad. They are midtable at the moment, but they can come back to their heights soon hopefully. I do agree that Amrabat deserves a way better team like Man City or Liverpool, 100%. He is litterally in everyone's best XI of the World Cup. Amrabat is the best DM in the world right now, no question about that (the only one in mind that could compete is Kante, but he's injured and wouldn't probably come back to his prime).

[@ilovebread023]

@@hamzagayardi498 I would say this is a fair assessment! If I were to compare achievements/prospects of Fiorentina in Serie A, I would say they're quite similar to West Ham? Not as an exact comparison of course, but just that they're a big club that could either challenge for UEL/UECL places one season and languish in mid-table another season haha - players like Amrabat are often the difference between those kinds of seasons

[@harrymcmullen2227]

Really enjoyed this. Would love in future to watch the two analysts draft players live in front of one another and then suggest whose team would win and why. Also fun to see who gets the shoo-in players first and who needs to adapt on the fly.

[@elmehdinafia1237]

Imagine not putting one of the moroccan cb there (Saïs,Aguerd)?! The team that have a historical defense..this is ludicrous if you ask me!

[@marcomunoz939]

I like how straight off the bat they give to Emiliano Martinez just off a sheer popularity. Man has conceded 5 goals in 6 games

[@hamzagayardi498]

GK - Bono/Livakovic/Szczesny RB - Hakimi CB - Gvardiol CB - Saiss LB - Perisic DM - Amrabat CM - Modric/Ounahi/Enzo/Bellingham AM - Griezmann RF - Messi CF - Alvarez LF - Mbappe

[@becksdennis8339]

No shout for Azzedine Ounahi? Rather interesting, I reckon he was better than most of the midfielders mentioned in this video + his metronomical connection with Sofyan Amrabat was a load of the reason Morocco were so good in this tournament.

[@Awesomenes37]

Mbappe has been silent through the knockouts but Alvarez has been absolutely destroying. Alvarez is not getting nearly enough mention for his role in the Argentina attack

[@jayd.o.t]

amrabat, mac allister,bounou, gakpo, mbappe, tchouameni

[@midop123]

I think Szczęsny should at least be in the conversation for best goalkeeper he single handedly dragged Poland out of groups

[@SKa-tt9nm]

100% best goal keeper of the tournament.

[@sebfox2194]

He was knighted by a few English commentators when he played for Arsenal. They called him Sir Szczęsny!

[@UnbiasedBayernFan]

I think genuinely the only change I'd make is to take out Bellingham and Modric and put in Enzo Fernández. His presence added both stability and functionality to Argentina's midfield, and they looked much more composed in the middle when he's played

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Fernandez wasn't even Argentina's best midfielder. I'd say it was De Paul. Bellingham was fantastic and Modric is just a freak of nature at 36.

[@siphomnisi3842]

@@areebsiddiqui758 de Paul was whack in Argentina first two matches. Then when they play Enzo in the 6 role , the Argentine mf stabilised

[@kchoi10]

I dunno was Bellingham that impactful? There’s no doubt he’s very good, but I just think that as soon as England plays against a quality team like France he was invisible. I personally think he doesn’t have the nerves or experience yet.

[@toteispoe4]

Mac Allister was incredible in the final.

[@fahim6898]

For me the TOTT is: Bono Hakimi Konate Gvardiol Theo H. Amrabat Tchouameni Greizmann Mbappe Giroud Messi

[@kchoi10]

This is actually a really good line up.

[@akosforman3512]

Szcesny-T. Hernández, Gvardiol, Rodri, Dumfries - Bellingham, Amrabat, Bruno Fernandes - Messi, Valencia, Neymar is my 1 player per nation team

[@Wladislav]

GK: Livakovic Defence: Gvardiol/Saiss/Amrabat/Hakimi (Amrabat playing somewhere between the midfield and the defence.) Midfield: Casemiro/Bruno Fernandes/Griezmann Wingers: Mbappe/Messi Striker: Alvarez (Giroud if you need headers.) Bench: Ounahi, Modric, Bellingham, Musiala, Foden, Giroud/Alvarez, Tchouameni, Enzo Fernandez, Szczesny, Emi Martinez, Saka, ...

[@goodvibes-seeen1354]

fullbacks its got to be the Morocco Duo 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@ST-qh1td]

attiyat-allah was built different, he is an instant impact player, he's a defensive minded fullback who always finds the right time to go up, if he had better finishing he would've definetly been in the best XI of the world cup despite being a sub

[@Shenthusiast]

Martinez over Livakovic/Bono? Rodri over Gvardjol/Saiss/Aguerd? Really bold picks in this one 😅

[@johntindale2489]

Has Theo Hernandez been that good? He was good in the groups, but England and Morocco targeted him due to his defensive weaknesses.

[@samuelomondi3315]

England and Morocco were targeting Theo's side because he doesn't have the support of Mbappe(when he plays as a winger) when France defend. Theo was facing a lot on his side and I think he held up well.

[@omyga2062]

Man faced saka give him a break

[@markomarjanovic8348]

One of the dirty players as well, faking fouls and pretending to be inocent...dont like those kinds of players

[@ironcrusader728]

And how did England and Morocco get on against France again?

[@1998Cebola]

@@markomarjanovic8348 rather have dirty players than losing players.If you are bit willing to do anything to win, you shouldn't be a footballer.

[@AdamBennari]

That upside-down Pentagram 😲 As a moroccan, I feel slightly offended! But the biggest slight is not mentioning Bounou, our national hero 😆

[@Chris-nq9nb]

Every single one of the goalkeepers picked has played for Arsenal!

[@frankunodostres473]

idk if I'd put rodri in there. he played many passes but didn't stand out for spain, also didn't do much to stop his side from conceding goals. he basically did the same thing busquets did, just at centre back. that doesn't warrant a place in the TOTT for me. players like saiss, konate or lisandro had a bigger impact imo

[@DBrealmadrid9606]

The fact that Messi is still in discussion for player of the tournament at 35 years old is absolutely astonishing. The best player I have seen in the past 15 years of football.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Not exactly going out on a limb with that “best player in the last 15 years” statement. 😁

[@DBrealmadrid9606]

@@SKa-tt9nm I don’t tend to exaggerate so I don’t get fellow RM fans to start attacking me xp

[@sbonelomsibi2955]

What is Rodri doing there?!!

[@aboubakerr]

That tilted Moroccan flag is quite spooky tbh

[@bhaveshsinghal9052]

I need that jumper in my life. Where did jj get it?

[@jcairns111]

I had a dream last night that I was working in a call centre with JJ Bull and just up and left my desk so JJ had to cover my calls and he got really annoyed at my lack of professionalism. Then we went to this very classy party and he was (messi)ly eating corn beef and being very shy with talking to people. Just thought I's share.

[@000msk000]

Livakovic Dumfries - Saiss - Gvardiol - Mazraoui Modric - Amrabat - Griezmann Messi - Giroud - Mbappe Bench: Bounou - Marquinos - Hakimi - Bellingham - Alvarez - Richarlison

[@HighburyGunner]

Does anyone know where they get these sweaters?

[@adonisstorr]

Szczęsny --- Hakimi Rodri Souttar Blind --- Kovacic Bellingham Fernandes --- Messi Richarlison Mbappe

[@jamesc9274]

Lots of Arsenal goalkeepers in these teams. Except the actual current Arsenal number one goalkeeper, of course.

[@sandee5385]

Really wanna know where did you get that Jumper from JJ?

[@familyhosking932]

I have subscribed and I’m a big fan and I’ve turned on all notifications

[@dorincucos2197]

Guys, Morocco has just 3 goals against (2 lucky ones from France, and an unlucky own goal), and they were bearing the brunt of attacks all tournament. There is no argument for Martinez ahead of Bono.

[@PStevesson]

My Team of the tournament: that Croatian keeper, the Moroccan back 5, 4 Amrabats in midfield and Messi

[@_oyon_26.]

My team of the tournament (with 1 player max from each country): Szczęsny Dumfries -- Koulibaly -- Gvardiol -- Antonee Robinson Bellingham -- Amrabat -- Bruno Fernandes Messi Morata -- Mbappe

[@rokomarkov3077]

Bruno and Bellingham over Modrić? Are you serious????

[@_oyon_26.]

@@rokomarkov3077 one player for each team and you cant not take Gvardiol

[@rokomarkov3077]

@@_oyon_26. ok and sorry i didnt read the comment properly

[@andrewb777]

Okay… where can I buy one of those Christmas sweaters??

[@aarthirajaraman7453]

My team of the tournament looks like this: GK: Emiliano Martinez RB: Nahuel Molina LB: Theo Hernandez CB: Gvardiol CB: Romero CDM: Rodri CM: Modric CM: Enzo Fernandez RW: Messi (🐐🐐) LW: Julian Alvarez ST: Mbappe My reasons: Emi Martinez was class in 2022, he kept 3 clean sheets but should have had at least 5 if it weren't for defensive mistakes by Otamendi, Nahuel Molina has also been brilliant making great tackles, creating space and chances and overall being a menace to opposing right sided players, Theo also gets in with amazing defensive displays and a up lifting goal to send France to back to back WC finals, in midfield, Rodri played the tournament of his life he should easily get in, Modric still at 36-37 is playing like he's 25 with brilliant passing and great vision, Enzo has been the breakout star of the tournament with a blinder against Mexico and 2 assists including one in the final, he played amazing football. In attack it has to be Alvarez, 4 goals and 2 assists in just 6 games, on the right, it had to be Messi, 7 goals and 3 assists including a brace in the final he was himself, as ST I can't look past Mbappe, who's stopping him, Richarlison? 8 goals and an assist he carried France to the final.

[@matthewheringer7688]

Why is Morocco's star upside down?

[@Carbatron]

Like the video guys, but a bit of an error on the Korean player who Jon picked at LB: he only assisted one of the goals for Cho Gue Sung (first assist was from Lee Gang In) and it happened in the game that they lost (3-2 against Ghana), not where they came back to qualify (2-1 against Portugal...). Keep up the great videos!

[@MarkusQL]

My team for only one player per country: Szczesny Dalot - Koulibaly - Rodri - Davies Modric - Amrabat - Griezmann Saka - Messi - Vini Jr.

[@sirrash510]

I think someone forgot to INSERT VIDEO SPECIFIC BLURB in the description

[@anshchoudhary4004]

My team of the tournament: E. Martinez (GK), Rodri (CB), T. Silva (CB), Gvardiol (CB), Bellingham(CM), Amrabat (CM), Hakimi(RM), Griezmann (LM), Bruno Fernandes (CAM), Messi (FOR), Mbappe (FOR)

[@primocalcio2141]

I'm honestly stumped on the GK of the tourney. Martinez did great in the PKs vs Nederlands but other than that has not been spectacular. His Whoscored rating is quite low (6.48) and he's averaged only 0.7 saves per game, yet has conceded 5 goals in 6 games. Bounou held the tightest defence at the WC until the semi-finals, then perhaps made an error on Theo Hernandez's all-important opening goal. His Whoscored stats are likewise unimpressive (6.50, 1.2 saves per games), but he did feel like a safer pair of hands than Martinez. Livakovic was a clear standout, with a higher Whoscored rating (6.71) and making 3.4 saves a game. However, he also conceded 5 goals in 6 games. He was heroic in the PKs vs Japan, though I think he may have made a mistake against Neymar in the QFs with the way he came out, and potentially made another mistake that led to the PK and opening goal vs Argentina in the SF. Szczesny, honestly, is who I am leaning towards. His Whoscored rating is overwhelmingly the best (7.88), and he made an astonishing 5.8 saves a game, including two penalty saves. The Pole's claim only suffers because of a R16 elimination and 5 goals conceded in only 4 games played. It's not a perfect evaluation, but it's clear that goalkeeping standards at this tournament are nowhere near standards set by Kahn 2002, Buffon 2006, Casillas 2010, or Neuer 2014.

[@adamclark1972uk]

It must be really weird to be Messi and know that you are the best footballer the world has ever seen.

[@rowand2405]

Cody Gakpo extremely extremely extremely extremely unlucky to not make it into anything here.

[@primocalcio2141]

Good shout

[@wetawatcher]

Far too many extremelys and thats it dude!😎Life Rips!

[@90sajen]

Or Aké

[@90sajen]

Or Aké

[@doc-t-8648]

Love the videos. Love the sweaters. Hope you enjoyed the World Cup and have a wonderful holiday regardless of how you celebrate it.

[@supreme_zeeyus]

Please tell me where I can get that france jumper !!!

[@tstwimo1944]

In these types of videos it would be better if JJ and Jon would take turns to present their picks. Since they will likely pick many of the same players, having JJ go first every time leaves Jon with less to contribute which is a shame because I really enjoy hearing his assessment. You could do it as JJ shares his GK + Def picks & Jon reacts, then Jon shares his midfield & attack with JJ replying and so on. This would create a more balanced overview of the perspectives involved.

[@JCRV97]

-------------------- Bono -------------------- Hakimi Otamendi Gvardiol Theo ------- EnzoF Ambarat Griez ------- - Messi JulianAlvarez Mbappe - Close ones: Livakovic Cristian Romero Acuña Tchouameni Ziyech Boufal Giroud

[@victoriobocalandro]

I'm surprised that no one picked Nico Otamendi.

[@briantwj]

Rodri?? Would pick Saiss over him all day every day

[@elmoro7610]

Ounahi??????

[@ishankanwar8411]

Messi, Giru and mabapee who are pressing from front ?

[@ronjohnson831]

JJ’s Jin-Su shout was really good, he was always up the pitch and his crosses were always decent

[@doc-t-8648]

Players that deserve a shout but not TOT because they didn’t play enough as their team exited early. Musiala was brilliant in the 3 games he played. Kudus, Aboubakar, and Valencia were great for their teams. Tyler Adams for USA for how he performed in midfield against a side that featured Bellingham, Rice, Mount as a midfield 3. Bentancur for Uruguay. Literally their whole strategy was just give him the ball. It didn’t work because they didn’t finish their chances but EVERYTHING went through him.

[@ratonroman]

Otamendi for me one of the best cb in the cup

[@yinkapekun7441]

The best keeper is Bono.

[@stennostenno1346]

Where do you get those national team christmas sweaters? Are those tifo/athletic merch?

[@fp-ko7vg]

To all the great players mentioned in the video and comments I wanna add iran's right back Ramin Rezaeian, who's been playing really good football during the group stages

[@highnoon7097]

bloody good looking fella too

[@CatLikeSleep]

Scezny, Hakimi, Rudiger, Gviardiol, Davies, Casemeiro, Bellingham, Bruno, Gakpo Messi, Mbappe

[@hyeongbeencheon6150]

The order should be Livakovic, then bounou/szcezny, then everyone else. Martinez hasnt been that good throughout the tournament

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Livakovic was by far the best keeper at the tournament. Bonou and Scezeny were also better than Martinez. A couple of good penalty saves doesn't make him the best keeper of the tournament.

[@dawudqadri7295]

Messi and Griezman in the same team would be terrifying. Throw in Modric too and it's game over.

[@QazwerDave]

Love that you do both team variants !!

[@fifaelregala2610]

Livakovic Hakimi Otamendi Gvardiol Theo Hernandez Amrabat Bellingham Bruno Mbappe Messi Griezmann

[@JeKramxel]

1 max per country: Mbappé Embolo Messi Bellingham Modric Amrabat Robinson Marquinhos Koulibaly Dumphries Szczcesny ToT: Mbappé Giroud Messi Modric. Griezmann Amrabat Theo Gvardiol Otamendi Hakimi Livakovic Just missed: Ounahi Richarlison Enzo Fernandez Ziyech Vinicius Marquinhos Gakpo Casemiro

[@pozsoz]

Jay Jay and Jon are my favorite Tifo presenters

[@benhaney9629]

Did Rodri play CB for Spain?

[@bende2479]

That mid duo of Amrabat and Bellingham could be Liverpool’ midfield

[@bongaumusa]

Livakovic, Konate , Upamecano , Hakimi, Theo, Amrabat, Kovacic, Messi, Mbappe, Richarlison , Dembele

[@0caliche0]

How is Rodri getting in this team? Loool

[@MuhammadUsman-mi4jk]

Having emi over bono or livakovic is crazy especially when bono only conceded 5 goals total