Kyle Walker is currently dreaming of England’s first World Cup title since 1966. On Saturday evening (from 8:00 p.m.) the Three Lions meet defending champions France. As is well known, the Équipe Tricolore includes three FC Bayern professionals in Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard. However, before the quarterfinals, Walker emphasized that he would nominate another Bayern star as his best opponent ever.
The right-back was asked this question before the duel with France, in which he would mainly have to deal with world star Kylian Mbappé in the event of a starting eleven nomination.
Which TV station will broadcast the 2022 FIFA World Cup live?
- MagentaTV shows all 64 games live, 16 of them exclusively* (including two round of 16 and one quarter-final).
- ARD broadcasts 24 games live, including the final German group game against Costa Rica as well as finals and the final.
- The games of groups F, G and H are running on ZDF.
“I would probably say Sadio Mané. You never rest when he’s on the ball,” said the Manchester City full-back, who has met Mané regularly in recent years when he was at Liverpool FC.
“I don’t mean that it’s not the same with the other guys. But they don’t defend as much as Mané and they save their energy,” said the Cityzens defender, who has also proved himself in head-to-head duels with other world-class Measured against players like Brazil’s magician Neymar.
Walker has played 72 times for England
Kyle Walker is not without controversy at the current World Cup in Qatar under England coach Gareth Southgate. The native of Sheffield only played two of the four previous games of the Three Lions.
He was in the English starting line-up for the two safe 3-0 victories in the group stage against Wales and against Senegal in the round of 16 and showed solid performances.
Overall, the veteran has meanwhile made 72 senior international appearances for England.
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