As the 2018
World Cup kicks off in Russia on Thursday, the best football stars will be on
display with all manner of skills.
Most of the
football greats are mainly players without much heights ranging from Diego
Maradona, Pele, Maradona, Jay Jay Okocha, and so on.
Owojela's
Blog brings to you 10 short players to watch out for in the 2018 World Cup in
Russia.
10. N’golo
Kante: Kante is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive
midfielder for English club, Chelsea and the France national team. He stands at
1.68m (5 feet and 6 inches)
9. Eden
Hazard: The forward is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for English
club, Chelsea and the Belgium national team. The 27-year-old stands at 1.73m (5
feet and 8 inches)
8. Lionel
Messi : The Barcelona star will be leading his Argentine side in this year’s
World Cup. He stands at 1.7m (5 feet and 6 inches)
7. José
Andrés Guardado Hernández is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for
Spanish club, Real Betis and the Mexico national team. The 31-year-old
midfielder stands at 1.69m (5 feet and 6 inches)
6. Ahmed
Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English
team Leicester City, and the Nigeria national team. The pacy forward stands at
1.7m (5 feet and 6 inches)
5. Eduardo
Antonio Salvio is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right
winger for Portuguese club Benfica and the Argentina national team. He stands
at 167CM (5 feet and 5 inches)
4. Alberto
Quintero : The Panama midfielder stands at only 165 cm (5 feet and 4 inches).
3. Xherdan
Shaqiri is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for
Championship club, Stoke City and the Swiss national team. The attacker stands
at 169 cm (5 feet and 5 inches)
2. Javier
Aquino: Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona is a Mexican professional footballer who
plays for Liga MX club Tigres and the Mexico national team. Javier stands at at
166cm (5 feet and 4 inches)
1. Yahya
Al-Shehri : The Saudi attacker is also about 165 cm tall (5 feet and 4 inches).
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