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SELECT THEIRFIFA WORLD CUPSQUADS!WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP?Author: Dumisani Koyana
ABUBEKER
NASIR
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
ARGENTINA.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP H.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ, PEDRI, EDUARDO CAMAVINGA.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IT'S UNUSUAL, BUT I GUESS WE ALL ADAPT TO NEW THINGS.
NEO
MAEMA
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BELGIUM.
THEY HAVE BEEN KNOCKING FOR SOME TIME AND I THINK IT IS TIME FOR THE GOLDEN GENERATION TO WIN SOMETHING AS THIS IS THEIR LAST TIME TO GET SOME SILVERWARE AS A TEAM.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E, FOR ME IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF GAMES.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
JUDE BELLINGHAM, VINICIUS JUNIOR AND PHIL FODEN.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
I THINK IT WILL BE BETWEEN GABRIEL JESUS AND LIONEL MESSI.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
I AM QUITE SURPRISED FOR STARTERS THE COUNTY THEY DECIDED TO HOST. I JUST FEEL IT’S A SMALL COUNTRY TO HOST THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD. BUT VERY INTERESTING IN TERMS OF HOW FIFA AND THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS WILL MAKE THEY PROGRAMS IN DIFFERENT LEAGUES AROUND THE WORLD WORK IN TERMS OF COMPLETING THE FOOTBALL CALENDAR YEAR. BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND MAY THE BEST COUNTRY WIN. CAN’T WAIT.
ABDELMOUNAIM
BOUTOUIL
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BRAZIL.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
I WILL HAVE TO GO FOR GROUP F, MY COUNTRY IS IN IT AGAINST THE LIKES OF CROATIA, BELGIUM AND CANADA.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
ACHRAF HAKIMI AND KYLIAN MBAPPE TO DAZZLE, THEY HAVE DONE WELL FOR PSG THIS SEASON AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL SHOWCASE THEIR FORM IN QATAR.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
NEYMAR.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IT IS THE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCE A WORLD CUP CLOSE TO THE FESTIVE SEASON, BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW THE WEATHER IS. WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE GREAT AND ENJOYABLE.
RUSHINE
DE REUCK
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
PORTUGAL IS THE SIDE I AM GOING WITH; IT IS A CHANCE FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO TO WIN THIS MAJOR ONE BEFORE HE CALLS IT A DAY.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP H, THERE IS GHANA, URUGUAY AND KOREA REPUBLIC. IT WILL BE HECTIC.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
RAFAEL LEAO, PEDRI AND JAMAL MUSIALA.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ WILL BE ON THE PODIUM FOR THE GOLDEN BOOT AWARD.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IDEALLY, WE WOULD WANT THE WORLD CUP TO BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY, IT’S IN SEASON FOR US AND WE’VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PUT OURSELVES AND A GOOD POSITION IN ALL FRONTS, WE DON’T WANT TO LOSE THAT MOMENTUM COMING BACK AFTER THE WORLD CUP.
WILL IT BE 
RONALDO'S TIME?
RUSHINE DE REUCK
IS BACKING 
PORTUGAL
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BRIAN
ONYANGO
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
THE GERMAN MACHINE IS GOING TO BE VICTORIOUS.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
VINICIUS JUNIOR, EDUARDO CAMAVINGA AND PEDRI.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KARIM BENZEMA, HAS JUST WON THE BALLON DOR NOW AND HE WILL BE GOING THERE WITH HIGH SPIRITS.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING; WE WILL BE ON A BREAK WHEN IT STARTS AND NOT LIKE PRESEASON IN THE PREVIOUS ONE’S BUT I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD.
BRIAN ONYANGO IS BACKING
THE RECENTLY CROWNED
BALLON D'OR WINNER
TO TAKE THE TOP GOAL
SCORER TITLE
© Mohammed Badra
DANIEL
MUDAU
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BRAZIL.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
ANSU FATI, ANTONY MATHEUS DOS SANTOS AND KYLIAN MBAPPÉ.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
QATAR IS VERY HOT AND IN NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER IS COOLER, REMEMBER SOME PLAYERS DON’T PERFORM WELL IN THE HEAT. SO, I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO GIVES A THUMBS UP FOR THE WORLD CUP DELEGATES WHO TOOK A DECISION TO PLAY THE TOURNAMENT ON THOSE MONTHS.
ESROM
NYANDORO
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BRAZIL, THEY HAVE A FORMIDABLE SIDE TO CONTEST, BUT IT ALSO DEPENDS ON IF THEY DO SHOW UP AND PLAY WELL BUT I FEEL THEY STAND A CHANCE
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP B.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
PEDRI, VINICIUS JUNIOR AND BUKAYO SKAKA.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KARIM BENZEMA.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THE WORLD AWAITS AND LET’S SEE WILL BE CROWNED CHAMPS.
REYAAD
PIETERSE
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
I AM GOING FOR ARGENTINA;
KING LEO MESSI MUST GET THIS ONE BEFORE HE RETIRES.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E, SPAIN, GERMANY, JAPAN WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT BUT GREAT COUNTRIES COMPETING.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
ANTHONY MATHEUS DOS SANTOS, KYLIAN MBAPPÉ AND RAFAEL LEAO.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
DIFFICULT TO PICK ONE BUT I WILL GO WITH KYLIAN MBAPPE, RAHEEM STIRLING AND EDAN HAZARD FOR THE GOLDEN BOOT.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA AT ALL, THE FIXTURE CONGESTION ALSO IS PLAYING A ROLE HENCE YOU SEE PLAYERS ARE GETTING INJURED.
MOST PLAYERS PREDICT
THAT KYLIAN MBAPPÉ
OF FRANCE WILL WIN
THE FIFA GOLDEN BOOT
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THALEA
SMIDT
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BRAZIL, THEY HAVE ALWAYS RISEN TO THE BIG OCCASIONS IN THE PAST AND THEY HAVE NOT WON THE TROPHY IN A WHILE BUT WITH THE SQUAD THAT THEY HAVE. WHY NOT.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E, BECAUSE IT CONSISTS OF TWO FORMER WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS AND ARGUABLY THE BEST TEAM FROM ASIA.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
PEDRI, JUDE BELLINGHAM AND VINICIUS JUNIOR.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
LIONEL MESSI WILL COME ON TOP; HE WILL BE BANGING THEM IN QATAR.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
I DON’T HAVE MANY COMMENTS ON THAT, BUT IT WILL BE GOOD FOR ME TO WATCH FOOTBALL DURING OFF SEASON ESPECIALLY THE FIFA WORLD CUP.
ORATILWE
MOKWENA
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU BACK TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?
BRAZIL, I THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH AMMUNITION TO WIN THIS ONE.
WHICH GROUP DO YOU THINK IS THE GROUP OF DEATH?
GROUP E, VERY TOUGH IN MY EYES.
TOP THREE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL STEAL THE SHOW?
GAVI, PEDRI AND PHIL FODEN, AS A MIDFIELDER I THINK THEY WILL SET QATAR ALIGHT WITH THEIR TALENTS.
WHO WILL BE THE TOP GOAL SCORER?
KARIM BENZEMA.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP BEING PLAYED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER?
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT WILL BE AN EARLY FESTIVAL FOR MANY FOOTBALLERS, AND WE WILL GET TO WATCH IT PROPERLY AT THE COMFORT OF OUR HOMES.
CLUB TEAMMATES
LIONEL MESSI AND NEYMAR
WILL BE COMPETING
AGAINST EACH OTHER AT
THE FIFA WORLD CUP
© Yoan Valat
With the biggest football showpiece kicking off in a few days, we will be watching closely which predictions were on point from the Masandawana camp.
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