Know the footballers who can be the match winners in the World Cup .

New Delhi: The 2014 world Cup will start in about three months time where all the football players from various countries will sweat it out for the most coveted trophy in the game of football. India TV takes a look on players who may make the difference. Lionel Andrés Messi is a common name among the soccer fans across the globe. The Argentine footballer has been hailed as one of the all time greats. He plays as a forward in the Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He will be leading the national team of Argentina to the neighboring country for the 2014 world Cup. He will be trying to put his dismal show of 2010 world cup behind and complete his list of achievements that he has already achieved. He is certainly a star to be watched for in 2014 world cup. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior who is commonly known as Neymar, is the next sensation from the Latin American nation Brasil which have produced so many greats. At Present he plays for the Spanish Club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team as a forward or winger. With the World cup being held at his home nation, Neymar would like to prove that he has the matter in him to be hailed as the next great of Brazilian football. He will be trying to bring the world cup trophy in brazil which has been eluding the nation since 2002. Wayne Mark Rooney is anEnglish footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United and the England national team. He was touted as the next big thing after David Beckham. He has many records to his credit like he was one of the youngest player to join the national English football team. He is the fourth highest goalscorer for his club Manchester United. He is nicknamed “wazza”. Rooney will try to make an impact in this year world cup after his dismal performance in the last edition of the world cup.Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. The new look resurgent German team will look to end their close finish ties with and their heart breaking loss in the semi final in the previous edition of the world cup. He is vital to both the German attack and defense, as was apparent when he was named the Man of the Match after the quarterfinal match against Argentina, where he provided two assists. Mario Barwuah Balotelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan. and the Italian national team.. Balotelli is also a set-piece specialist due to his powerful shot, and is regarded by teammates and the media as a promising but undisciplined player. He is regarded as one of the best penalty kick takers in world football. He played a crucial role in the 2012 Euro Cup where he scored a brace in the semis against the Germans to take his team to the final. David Villa Sánchez who currently plays as a striker for Atlético Madridand the Spanish national football team. He can also operate as a winger. He has been a part of the glorious Spanish team that had won the world cup in 2010. He was the lone striker for the Spanish team and he carried out his responsibilities in a very active way. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. He is been seen as the real competitor to the class and technique of another footballer Lionel messi. Recently he earned his name in the record books when he became the highest goal scoring Portuguese footballer. He will also try to repeat his club success when he plays for his national side.

Know the footballers who can be the match winners in the World Cup .

New Delhi: The 2014 world Cup will start in about three months time where all the football players from various countries will sweat it out for the most coveted trophy in the game of football.

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