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Danish footballer Jannik Vestergaard who plays professionally for German club Borussia Monchengladbach as a center-back is back in the World Cup for Denmark, and at 6ft and 6in, he is the tallest player in this year's World Cup.

Last time, the record had gone to Britain's second choice goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who was an inch taller than Vestergaard's Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland and Nick Pope are the current goalkeeping choices for Gareth Southgate's Harry Kane-led-British side, Forster will not be playing this time. Vestergaard's "high honors" is also shared by Lovre Kalinic, Croatia's second choice goalkeeper, behind Danijel Subasic.

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