John Surridge

Main Football journalist for the FIFA/FC Tournament

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Congratulations to our Tournament Finals Man of the Matches!
Mikautadze for Oxford United in the UECL final
Cunha for Barnet in the UEL final
Caicedo for Huddersfield in the UCL final

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Andre Onana is now this year's golden glove frontrunner! If he continues this form, and keeps getting drafted, he may be the one to receive the Lev Yashin Award

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Borussia Dortmund have been this tournament's underperformers, and it's all due to their defence. 2 horrible mistakes from Kimmich and Mittlestadt have cost the team 2 wins which has put them 2nd last. Can they fix their poor defending or will this rot continue

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The Brighton strike force have been the best this tournament. Both are joint top scorers and have created fear in defences all across the tournament

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Theo Hernandez is the most successful footballer in tournament history in terms of European trophies, with 2 Champions Leagues and 1 Europa League. With Wrexham playing extremely well this tournament, will he add to his trophy cabinet?

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As of match day 3, Kane is winning the striker debate by one goal, but with 2 difficult games on the horizon, will he continue to score?

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In the tournament, the goat debate is between Lautaro Martinez and Harry Kane. Now they are both in this tournament, let's see who scores the most goals

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The All Time Tournament top scorer with one of the most iconic tournament players. Lautaro Martinez and Mikautadze will hope to use their experience and goalscoring ability to guide Brighton to winning this tournament

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On paper, the front three of Rashford, Lukaku and Dembele drafted by Manchester United should be the best attack in the tournament. However, many big players have underperformed in previous tournaments so only time will tell if this attack will dominate or fall under the pressure

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A clinical finisher last tournament, can Promise David continue that form for Wrexham this tournament, with help from his strike partner, the debuting Fisnik Asllani

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Could this be the next dominant Tournament strike force? Haaland and Hojlund are the main strikers for Borussia Dortmund this tournament

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From opponents in the UECL final to teammates. Egouli, Fall and Barrios all find themselves on the same team after being drafted to SL Benfica

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Some big names have not been drafted and so will miss this next tournament. The 2 top scorers and the keeper with the most clean sheets last tournament will have to sit this one out, which is a shock to many fans who thought that their performances would guarantee them a place

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Congratulations to the FIFA Tournament's 2nd batch of the European man of the matches:
Scherpen for his heroics in the UECL match
Blackett-Taylor for his assist in a comeback win over FC Fredericia in the UEL match
Wu Xi for his dominant presence in midfield in the UCL match

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An unlikely hero for a terribly performing side. Scherpen has pulled off save after save to keep his side in matches and to save them from embarrassment. It would be good to see how he would rank in clean sheets with better defenders in front of him

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Congratulations to Go Ahead Eagles who have won the tournament! Their dominant performances in most games make them a truly deserving winner

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Wu Xi is the real deal! Another incredible performance with an assist today and there are already shouts for him to be nominated for the Ballon D'or. What a debut tournament for the player

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Andre Onana and FC Fredericia finally conceded in their latest match, ending their run of clean sheets. However, if previous tournaments are to go by, he will go back to stopping shots and securing clean sheets

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Promise David is playing well in his debut tournament, 3 goals in 4 games for the Canadian. Will this form, if it continues, make him a regular in future tournaments?

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Go Ahead Eagles are attacking monsters this tournament! With Osimhen up front scoring goals for fun and others chipping in, especially Wu Xi, the Dutch side appear to be a nightmare for all defences in the tournament

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Sometimes players go unnoticed, but the midfield pairing of Arturo Vidal and Paul Digby is working wonders for FC Fredericia both offensively and defensively. Let's see if these players continue this form throughout the tournament