Players to look out for in Brazil,Colombia and Croatia in the World Cup in Russia

Neymar (Brazil)

Neymar’s World Cup participation was thrown into doubt when he was stretchered off with a foot injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s meeting with Marseille in February, but he marked his return to action with a superb goal in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Croatia on Sunday. It’s a timely boost for Brazil, whose World Cup hopes collapsed in 2014 when he was injured midway through the tournament.

James Rodriguez (Colombia)

Rodriguez was one of the stars of the last World Cup, claiming the Golden Boot with six goals for Colombia, and he heads into this summer’s tournament on the back of a fine campaign on loan at Bayern Munich from Real Madrid. Colombia, who face Poland, Senegal and Japan in Group H, will hope for a repeat of his efforts in Brazil.

Luka Modric (Croatia)

Modric remains a key figure for Real Madrid and he will be vital for perennial dark horses Croatia in Russia too. The little midfielder has amassed more than 100 caps for his country, who must navigate a tricky group which contains Argentina, Nigeria and Iceland. If he can pull the strings as effectively as he does at club level, Croatia could go far.

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