World Cup semifinal triumph over Morocco by a score of 2-0

As the third-choice center-back but unquestionably outperforming those ahead of him, Konate has had an odd but fruitful World Cup thus far, It makes sense that Raphael Varane is the most experienced starter at the back, but Dayot Upamecano, a former teammate of Varane's at RB Leipzig, has produced far more than Liverpool's No. 5.

On Wednesday night, Konate was handed a significant opportunity to shine once again as Upamecano was forced to sit out due to illness. Konate paired Varane in the semi-finals, It was expected to be a difficult test for the France defense as they faced the tournament underdogs in Morocco, but Konate stood out in a spectacular performance for the now-finalists.

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The 23-year-old used his speed, strength, game reading, and skill on the ball to his advantage by playing left-sided center-back instead of the right-sided position he plays for Liverpool. Ibou is huge, tweeted the official France national team account at one point during the contest, an Opta data showing that Konate has averaged 6.9 tackles and interceptions per 90 minutes in Qatar so far serves

As further evidence of this point. With Wednesday marking his third start and fourth appearance at this year's tournament, he has the most starts of any player who has started three or more games. According to WhoScored, Teun Koopmeiners of the Netherlands (6.1) was the next closest competitor, and Upamecano (four) lagged well behind, Since Konate is the only member of Liverpool still

Start the championship match against Argentina

Competing in the World Cup and the other six are expected to return for training on Merseyside next week, many fans are now calling for him to start the championship match against Argentina. As has been the case with many on the outside looking in at club level, Konate's odd undervaluation while drastically exceeding expectations is turning into a trend in his young career, however, Liverpool supporters have long understood that Konate has the potential to become a world-class center-back; in three days, he may win the title.