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#1 Mats Hummels (Germany)
One of the truly world-class centre-backs who will be playing at the World Cup, Mats Hummels has been an ever-present since he made his debut for Die Mannschaft in 2010.
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Powerful, agile, intelligent and always aware of everything going on around him, he is of the old-school style as he is strong in the tackle and brilliant aerially. He combines this with a cultured style that allows him to often bring the ball out of defence and looking to start attacks.
He has formed a formidable partnership will Jerome Boateng at Bayern Munich, a partnership that delivered the World Cup title for the Germans in 2014. This partnership of two brilliant defenders is expected to provide the foundation for Joachim Low’s team to mount a successful defence of its title.
Like the best centre-backs, Hummels is a threat from set-pieces and with quality players likes Mesut Ozil Marco Reus and Toni Kroos also in the team, the 29-year-old will fancy his chance of getting on the scoresheet.
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