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A defender's view on how to stop the World Cup's best strikers

Mon, Jun 22, 8:10 AM UTC

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane look to be on lethal form in this World Cup. So how can you stop them in their tracks?

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