World Cup 2018: 4 midfielders who excelled in Russia

#2 Kante

N'Golo Kante - solid!

Kante was the best defensive midfielder at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His mobility, accurate tackles and the rare ability to break up play by intercepting the ball in crucial situations has been the most important reason for France's triumph at the World Cup.

He has been like a rock in front of the French defense throughout the World Cup and has enabled France to throw more bodies forward during their counter-attacks.

Having played 7 matches for France at the World Cup, Kante covered 42.59 miles in 595 minutes. He made 20 interceptions and had a success rate of 73.3 percent at tackling. Kante completed 319 successful passes at the rate of 88.4 percent and at an average 54.6 passes per game.

Hence, from the above stats and description, Kante has performed excellently at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.