🤩 A German star in it too! This is the best XI of the group stage | OneFootball

🤩 A German star in it too! This is the best XI of the group stage | OneFootball

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·28 June 2026

🤩 A German star in it too! This is the best XI of the group stage

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Before we know it, the group stage of this World Cup is already over. There were a few surprises and a couple of disappointments — both among the teams as a whole and individual players. 

We’ve put together the best XI of the group stage: 


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The players at a glance: Vozinha (Cape Verde) - Laryea (Canada) - Upamecano (France) - Laporte (Spain) - Freeman (USA) - Nmecha (Germany) - Gakpo (Netherlands) - Messi (Argentina) - Vinicius Jr. (Brazil) - Mbappé (France) - Haaland (Norway). 

The group stage best XI is coached by Mexico manager J. Aguirre. 

Are you happy with the selection? How would you have lined up? Write it in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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