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After dominating the World Cup final on Sunday

By Sergio Moya

After dominating the World Cup final on Sunday

Enzo Fernandez, a rising star for Benfica and Argentina, is supposedly close to signing with Liverpool in 2023. After dominating the World Cup final on Sunday, Jurgen Klopp must be even more eager to recruit the youngster. Nothing could have prepared football fans for the spectacular match between Argentina and France in the final of the tournament in Qatar, 

which featured numerous twists, turns, and upsets throughout. Some of the most well-known athletes in the world of sports flocked to social media to remark on the nail-biting penalty shootout that decided the winner of the 3-3 thriller and declared Argentina the winner. Former Newcastle United striker and the Premier League‘s

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All-time top scorer Alan Shearer dubbed the incredible match the greatest World Cup final of all on Twitter, gushing: “The biggest match on the greatest stage served up the best World Cup final of all time – I’m still coming to terms with being there. There were moments when you could only be swept away by the beautiful madness of it.

Lionel, Kylian, thank you.”The Argentina team is now part of history, and the 21-year-old Liverpool goalkeeper stole the show throughout the Qatar final with a spectacular performance that ultimately brought him the victory he deserved. Over the course of a demanding 120-minute performance, Fernandez, who was dubbed a "game-changer" by reporter Roy Nemer, received 118 touches,

<strong>Completed 77 accurate passes</strong>

Completed an impressive 10 tackles, and made one last-man tackle to keep Argentina firmly in the game. He also, one key pass, won a staggering 11 ground duels, and attempted 50% of his dribbles. Fernandez also received a personal honour, taking home the Young Player of the Tournament trophy for his World Cup-wide achievements following the team's victory in the penalty shootout.

 

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