8:03 am | July 7, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: The Players’ Tribune
Thirty-two teams came to Russia with dreams of being world champions.
Take a look at a few of this year’s World Cup heroes in a gallery of The Players’ Tribune’s best pictures.
Paulinho, midfielder, Brazil.Vanessa Montero/The Players’ Tribune
Aron Gunnarsson, midfielder, Iceland.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune
Leon Balogun, defender, Nigeria.Julie Glassberg/The Players’ Tribune
Benjamin Mendy, left-back, France. | Thomas Meunier, right-back, BelgiumDirk Bruniecki/The Players’ Tribune | Julie Glassberg/The Players’ Tribune
Roberto Martínez, manager, Belgium.Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/The Players’ Tribune
Andrés Guardado, midfielder, Mexico.Gianfranco Tripodo/The Players’ Tribune
Xherdan Shaqiri, winger, Switzerland. | John Mikel Obi, midfielder, Nigeria.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune
Romelu Lukaku, forward, Belgium.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune
Jonathan dos Santos, midfielder, Mexico.Jed Jacobsohn/The Players’ Tribune
Edinson Cavani, forward, Uruguay. | Aleksandar Kolarov, defender, Serbia.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune | Claudia Gori/The Players’ Tribune
Emil Forsberg, forward, Sweden.Matt Gordon/The Players’ Tribune
Jesús Corona, winger, Mexico.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune
Raheem Sterling, winger, England. | Julian Draxler, winger, Germany.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune | Julie Glassberg/The Players’ Tribune
Ángel di María, winger, Argentina.Capucine Bailly/The Players’ Tribune
Tite, manager, Brazil.Sam Robles/The Players’ Tribune
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