14 players (from outside Europe) that you need to pay attention to at this World Cup
Welcome back to Market Values, the official podcast of Transfermarkt! Episode 15 is here, and with the World Cup in full swing, we've gathered our global team of area managers and editors to shine a spotlight on the players you need to have on your radar - the hidden gems, rising stars, and transfer window wildcards flying under the radar at the tournament.
This week, we go continent by continent. Our Asia area manager Tiberius Radziejewski kicks things off with four fascinating names: Japan's Keito Nakamura, already catching the eye of clubs like AS Roma after a stunning performance against the Netherlands; Uzbekistan's explosive young winger Abbosbek Fayzullaev; South Korea's attacking midfielder Jun-ho Bae, who could use his minutes at this tournament to seal a move away from Stoke City; and the wonderfully well-travelled Australian midfielder Paul Okon-Engstler, who announced himself on the World Cup stage in dramatic fashion against Turkey.
Then we head to South America, where Marcus Watts (Brazil), Scott Christensen (Argentina & South America), and Samuel Vasquez Rivas (Colombia) join us to discuss Ecuador's rock-solid centre-back JJoel Ordóñez - linked with Liverpool, Tottenham, Juventus and Chelsea - Colombia's exciting young midfielder Gustavo Puerta, Brazil's electric Bournemouth winger Rayan, and Argentina's Valentin Barco.
We round out the show with our Africa section, where we cover a handful of players with serious potential to become breakout stars of the tournament, including a certain familiar surname from Ivory Coast - Guéla Doué - who may just have a massive summer ahead of him.
Whether it's transfer rumours, World Cup performances, or the next generation of global stars, we've got you covered. Like, subscribe, and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Chapters
00:00 Episode 15 introduction
01:05 Asian players to watch at the World Cup
01:54 Keito Nakamura - Japan
04:52 Abbosbek Fayzullaev - Uzbekistan
08:02 Jun-ho Bae - South Korea
12:09 Musab Al-Juwayr - Saudi Arabia
15:29 Paul Okon-Engstler - Australia
19:20 South American players to watch at the World Cup
21:44 Joel Ordóñez - Ecuador
24:50 Gustvao Puerta - Colombia
28:04 Rayan - Brazil
34:39 Valentin Barco - Argentina
39:29 African to watch at the World Cup
40:09 Luca Zidane - Algeria
44:50 Christ Inao Oulaï - Ivory Coast
50:22 Hamza Abdelkarim - Egypt
56:04 Ayyoub Bouaddi - Morocco
01:01:48 Guéla Doué - Ivory Coast