The situation
Argentina was proclaimed world champion last night, raising its third crown at the Lusail stadium and catapulting Lionel Messi into football history . However, Artificial Intelligence measures the quality and quantity of the actions performed by each player. In other words, an action will be valued positively when the probability of your team scoring a goal increases or the probability of conceding one decreases. And negatively when they penalize the team, decreasing the probability of scoring a goal and increasing the probability of being scored. In addition, the AI does not take penalty shootouts into account to assess, in this case, the goalkeepers. An XI in which Mbappe reigns . The PSG star rises with the MVP with a rating of 5.58, the highest. His final was stratospheric, like his World Cup which is summed up in 8 goals and 2 assists . In addition to leaving Qatar with the Golden Boot, his two goals helped give the French team two victories against Denmark, on the second day of the group stage, and against Poland, to advance to the round of 16. Tchouaméni and Theo complete the quota of French present in the XI. Both are debutants in a World Cup event. Tchouaméni has been the support of Deschamps’ team from the first minute and leaves Qatar with a goal, the one that opened the scoring in the quarterfinals against England. Theo joined the team after his brother was injured during the opening match against Australia, his final was not his best match, but his path through Qatar serves to make him the best left side of the tournament. The champion, Argentina , puts Messi and Julián Álvarez. The ’10’ registers the second best evaluation of the XI with a 4.9. His 7 goals and 3 assists served to win against Mexico and give the albiceleste a breather in order to overcome the group stage, as well as against the Netherlands and Croatia, in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Julián Álvarez did not start as a starter for Scaloni, but his good work in the first two games helped him earn a place and since then he has been key for the Argentine forward. He leaves Qatar with 4 goals, two of them against Croatia earned him a pass to the final. Croatia, third classified, puts up to three players in the XI. Gvardiol and Lovren stand out as the best center-back pairing in the tournament. Josko in particular, who at 20 years old, has dazzled the world with a great performance. In fact, his actions place him as the best defender in Qatar and the fifth player with the highest rating, in addition to scoring a great header in the match for 3rd and 4th place. The third Croatian is Kovacic, who together with Modric and Brozovic formed one of the best midfield tridents, being fundamental in the game of the checkered team. Completely behind Achraf Hakimi , his performance on the right side helped Morocco make history, they became the first African team to get past the quarterfinals of a World Cup.
The details
Noppert , the goalkeeper for the Netherlands, may have been the big surprise of the tournament. Another play that must be targeted at Van Gaal , the goal of the Netherlands was a mystery a few days after the kick-off, but the veteran coach gave the Heerenveen goalkeeper confidence . His more than two meters in height and his good form place him as the best goalkeeper, ahead of Livakovic or Dibu Martínez, remember that the AI does not take penalty shootouts into account. Bukayo Saka completes the World XI and is the only English representative. His debut against Iran, with two goals, and his performances against Senegal or France, despite losing, helps him to be the 4th best player. Winning the position to Rashford , Grealish or Sterling . A performance, which to some extent serves to remove the thorn of the Eurocup.
