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#3 Mesut Ozil (Germany)
As defending champions, Die Mannschaft will be coming into the World Cup with a giant target on its back, however, with the presence of players like Ozil, few are betting against them retaining the title.
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Often criticized for his attitude and performances for Arsenal in the Premier League, the player who dons the number 10 short for Germany is a completely different beast.
It has become a feature of the defending champion's play to see the 29-year-old orchestrating play with his pinpoint passing and excellent ball possession even under pressure.
Ozil will be chiefly responsible for adding guile and precision to the German attack and with the quality of wingers that are in the team (Marco Reus, Julian Draxler, and Julian Brandt), it is expected that the sleepy-eyed genius would make a hatful of assists in Russia.
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