Five lesser known players who could spring a surprise in World Cup 2014

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Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark)

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He made an international dream debut at the age of 18 in astonishing fashion, scoring both goals in Denmark’s 2-0 win over giants Spain. Since then, Bendtner has been the face of Danish football scoring goals in and out for his country. Even in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Bendtner scored in the 84th minute against Portugal and again in the reverse fixture to single handedly take Denmark into the World Cup. While Denmark may have one just one match in World Cup 2010 but it was enough for their star player and former Arsenal striker to leave a mark having top scored for his country with 3 goals.

In March 2010, he entered his nation’s history books, becoming the first Danish player to score a hat-track in the UEFA Champions League. Recently, he scored twice against Italy in the 2-2 draw in the World Cup qualifiers to give his country a solid ground for progressing to the World Cup next year and depicted why his form and flare is so crucial for Denmark to do well in the World Cup next year.

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