How Fulham Players Performed at the World Cup | OneFootball

Six Fulham stars jetted off to North America this summer to take part in the biggest World Cup in football history. Going into the quarter-final, four of those six remain.

This is how the Fulham players have succeeded and failed at this inaugural 48-team competition.

Oscar Bobb (Norway)

The skilful winger is one half of Fulham’s Norwegian duo and has been a bit-part player in the side that has reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.

Bobb has only started once so far this tournament, in a much-changed side in Norway’s final group game against France. However, his best performance of the tournament came in their most recent match against Brazil after being brought on at halftime.

Sander Berge (Norway)

The other Norwegian amongst Fulham’s ranks and one of Norway’s most important players so far, Sander Berge has had an incredible World Cup.

Playing every minute of every match (apart from against France when they heavily rotated) he has been central to the dark horses’ rise this tournament.

Berge has been most impressive at keeping the ball for Norway. In their 2-1 win over Brazil, he completed 98% of his 119 passes against a midfield trio of Bruno Guimares, Casemiro and Gabriel Martinelli.

Both Berge and Bobb next face England in a huge match on Saturday.

Issa Diop (Morocco)

The only Fulham player to get onto the scoresheet so far is Morocco’s Issa Diop. Much like Berge, he has been an ever-present (apart from their third group stage match against Haiti with the group decided) in a side that has done brilliantly well so far.

Diop’s goal came in the 90th minute of a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands. With time running out for an equaliser in the round of 32, Diop rose highest to head home an equaliser. Morocco eventually went on to win the game 3-2 on penalties.

Diop and Morocco next face France in the quarter-finals – the nation for which he competed at every level of youth football.

Timothy Castagne (Belgium)

Timothy Castagne has been a regular starter in a Belgian side that have picked up form in the last two rounds.

After failing to win a match until the final group stage tie against New Zealand, many doubted Belgium. Those doubts did not subside when they went 2-0 down to Senegal in the round of 32.

However, a miraculous comeback against the African nation (that Castagne played all 120 minutes of), and then a thumping 4-1 win over the USA inspired hope that Belgium can go far in this year’s competition.

In the quarterfinal’s match against Spain, Castagne’s cross fed Charles De Ketelaere’s equalizing goal. Belgium ultimately lost 2-1 to a late goal from Mikel Merino.

Antonee Robinson (USA)

The US international was a key member of the side playing at their first home tournament since 1994. 

He played a huge part in impressive wins over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paraguay, but it was not to be for Robinson and the Americans as they were easily beaten by Belgium in the round of 16.

Luc De Fougerolles (Canada)

Luc De Fougerolles has only made one senior appearance for Fulham so far in his career, but he started all but one of Canada’s five World Cup matches this summer.

Canada and De Fougerolles’ highlight was a 6-0 win over Qatar in the group stages, but they were eventually knocked out by Diop’s Morocco in the round of 16.