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2. Eden Hazard
There were multiple moments of brilliance by Eden hazard during the whole tournament in Russia. The surging runs against the Brazilian defense or powerful dribble with the ball against the French defender Benjamin Pavard. He was, to put it simply, superb during the whole tournament. Taking on defenders with ease and going inside to shoot or assist, the Belgian captain has been doing it all in this World Cup. During their semi-final defeat against France, he was the only Belgian player who looked likely to threaten the French defence with his every touch. He surely is the perfect heir to the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly, and finally he had the biggest stage in the world to show it.
Although he scored only two goals the whole tournament so far, he also contributed another two Belgium goals with his assists. In the match against Brazil, Eden Hazard completed all ten of his take ons, the highest number with a 100% success rate since 1966. Moreover, he followed a tactical plan by the manager to a brilliant effect. He devastated all the full-backs that he played against. Hazard is probably the natural heir to Ronaldo at Real Madrid. Nonetheless. Eden Hazard is a brilliantly skillful, powerful and effective footballer. It is simple as that.
