The 7 young promises who shine at the World Cup in Qatar

The first week ends with two crossings per area in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and beyond the targets set on teams looking to qualify for the next stage, it appeared young promises already showing their sparkles.

They are the ones who promise to be the stars of tomorrow: Gavi, Cody Gakpo, Jude Bellingham, Timothy Weah, Jamal Musiala and Eduardo Camavinga are some of them.

Gavi, the jewel of Spain

At 18 years, Gavi is no stranger to FC Barcelona and in the Spanish team because he was recently awarded the Kopa Trophydelivered to the gala of Golden Ball to the best footballer under the age of 21.

The midfielder showed all his talent in his World Cup debut and marked with quality one of Spain’s seven goals against Costa Rica (7-0).

Thanks to his incredible volley, Gavi became the third youngest goalscorer in World Cup historybehind the Brazilian Pelé and the Mexican Manuel Rosas.

“Not even in my wildest dreams would I have imagined this,” he celebrated.

Together with Barça team-mate Pedri, who has just turned 20, Gavi represents Spain in full renewal and once again with ambition, twelve years after his first world title.

Weah, heir to a passion

Scoring in the first game of USA v Wales (1-1), Timothy Weah has one thing that his famous father, George Weah, Ballon d’Or in 1995 and today President of Liberiahe had never done: play and score in a World Cup.

The French striker from Lille, 22 years oldhe saw the goal under the watchful eye of his father, a former AC Milan striker, the only goal so far for ‘Team USA’.

The Americans drew 0-0 with England on Friday and have a chance of reaching the last 16 in their third group match against Iran.

“It’s a good feeling. I think my father experienced this moment through me‘said Timothy, who scored 4 goals in 27 games for the United States.

Gakpo, from shining at PSV to Qatar

Holland He doesn’t shine at the World Cup, but his striker Cody Gakpo confirms the expectations that had been placed on him before Qatar.

The vortex of PSV-Eindhoven he is the current top scorer (9) and assists (12) in the Dutch league.

In his first two appearances at the World Cup in Qatar he did not go unnoticed and certainly the sporting directors of the major European championships will have written his name.

The 23-year-old managed to open the scoring in the win against Senegal (2-0) and then scored his only goal in the draw against Ecuador (1-1).

As Memphis Depay regains form, manager Louis van Gaal needs his fire to confirm a place in the round of 16 against the hosts.

Bellingham, the little English prince

Jude Bellingham He also shined in his World Cup debut with Englandscoring in Iran’s 6-2 debut and becoming a key player at the age of 19 for the “Three Lions”.

The Borussia Dortmund midfielder He’s the kind of midfielder England without a world title since 1966 needed.

Friday against the United States (0-0) was blocked by his rivals, but will soon have his revenge.

Musiala, the future of Germany

In Qatar the evolution of another player who was ins English lower categories but who now defends the German shirtThe country where you were born: Jamal Musiala, 19 years old.

While he didn’t quite stand out with Bayern Munich, he had a great performance against Japan on his debut, despite the 1-2 defeat of Germany.

Then came the draw with Spain and on the last day Germany will play the qualifier against Costa Rica.

Camavinga, with a “real” French touch

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga is a footballer noFrench born 20 years ago in Angolathat Real Madrid bought for a fixed amount of 30 million euros (with a bonus it can reach 45 million).

Considered today one of the players with the most projection, in 2020 and 2021 he finished fifth and sixth in the Golden Boy, the award for the best European footballer under 21, and considered the Ballon d’Or for young players on the international scene.

With information from AFP