World Cup matches for United States, Canada, and Mexico dey bring star players to places wey dem no dey play often. Dat one true for MetLife Stadium for East Rutherford, New Jersey. Dis venue don dey host Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., Darrelle Revis for American football. Now, e dey host players like Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane.
With two more World Cup games left at MetLife after Tuesday’s Round of 32 matchup — a Round of 16 match on July 5 and the Final on July 19 — we fit see more of the world’s brightest stars for stadium wey dey showcase American football. Brazil dey set to face winner of Norway and Ivory Coast for Round of 16, while final matchup no dey determined.
Here be 10 players we fit see at MetLife for Round of 16 and Final: Júnior, an up-and-coming forward for Real Madrid, netted four goals for Brazil’s three group stage matches. Dat one follow a 16-goal, five-assist campaign for La Liga for di 25-year-old. Neymar don dey sidelined for majority of dis World Cup, wey fit be im last. He be Brazil’s all-time scoring leader with 79 international goals and fit score for im fourth World Cup with a goal at MetLife.
Norway and Haaland don already grace MetLife’s pitch, when di Manchester City star netted a 10-minute brace. He get four goals across two games for im first World Cup action. Norway’s best facilitator, tallying a whopping seven assists for World Cup qualifiers and another two for di group stage. He fit add a World Cup title to im resume after winning a Premier League championship with Arsenal for May.
Di 19-year-old Diomande won Bundesliga Rookie of di Season honors for RB Leipzig and don now take im talents to di global stage with Ivory Coast. Pépé willed Ivory Coast to di knockout rounds with both goals for a 2-0 win over Curaçao last week to end di group stage. He revived im career at La Liga’s Villarreal over di last two seasons after a disappointing Arsenal tenure.
Though Messi and Argentina still need to win four games to return to di World Cup Final, dia path look to be one of di easiest for di field. Messi no don lose a step for im final tournament, leading di Golden Boot race with six goals for three games. If Mbappé make di Final, e go be im third time playing at MetLife for di tournament. But dat one no dilute im greatness by any means — he don already score two goals for di Meadowlands versus Senegal and fit turn in another magical finals showing.
Yamal be one of di brightest stars for soccer, and a date at MetLife go only cement dat status. He totaled 16 goals and 11 assists for im age 18 season with Barcelona and don score one goal so far for di World Cup. Like Argentina, Morocco‘s path to at least di semifinal appear light. Hakimi, di nation’s best player and a defender for Paris Saint-Germain, go be one of di reasons e advance to di Final if e get over dat hump.
