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#2 Hirving Lozano

TOPSHOT-FBL-WC-2018-MATCH11-GER-MEX — Lozano scored the winner for Mexico against Germany

One of the biggest upsets of the World Cup so far must be Mexico convincingly defeating the defending champions Germany. The European giants had been labelled as one of the early favourites but failed to turn up against a perseverant Mexico side.

The only goal of the match was scored by PSV winger Hirving Lozano. The 22-year-old is one of the best talents on show at the World Cup and he proved it against the Germans.

🇲🇽 Hirving Lozano (22) vs Germany:41 touches21/23 passes4/5 dribbles3/3 tackles3 key passes2 interceptions1/2 shots on target1 goalChucky. pic.twitter.com/uEOBzMS6Ke
— Scouted Football (@ScoutedFtbl) June 17, 2018

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Apart from the goal, Lozano made three key passes and four successful dribbles. The youngster made some important defensive contributions as well, winning all of this three tackles and making two interceptions.

Lozano will be key for El Tri going forward into the tournament and more can be expected from him.

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Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.

Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.

He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.

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Edited by Anirudh Menon