Is this the Team of the Tournament at the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

Denmark v Germany - Group B: UEFA EURO 2012

Attacking midfielder: Andres Iniesta, Spain

With Xavi showing no signs of slowing down despite ageing, it might be the Barcelona maestro’s last World Cup outing with the Roja and those boots can be very capably filled by Iniesta, who plays a game which almost mirror’s the 33-year-old style of play. With questions marks over who will fill in the boots of the legendary number eight, Iniesta has silenced several of his critics and will surely silence the few that remain as he continues his natural progression towards being playmaker-in-chief for Spain.

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Professional Journalist Gautam Viswanathan has one very simple dream: he wants to commentate at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

A post-graduate from the University of Sheffield in the UK, Gautam is an NCTJ accredited journalist, who in his own words is an "impartial journalist first, Arsenal fan second".

Gautam writes for several publications including Network 18's Firstpost, Italian Football Site Footy News 24 and Sportskeeda and divides his time between Bangalore, India and Muscat, Oman.

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