World Cup: Premier League players most likely to perform in Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Bernardo Silva of Portugal looks on during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group A match between New Zealand and Portugal at Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 24, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Bernardo Silva of Portugal looks on during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group A match between New Zealand and Portugal at Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 24, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /
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This slide belongs to teams who have a good breed and mixtures of players from the Premier League playing together.

They could be the very best at the World Cup or could be the ones who see early exits. Some players must lead and others must fit in seemingly to help their best players in the team.

Another attribute standing in their favour, is their countrymen who also play in other top leagues. Their teams likely hood to progress to the knockouts are strong but not the clearest.

Serbia
Egypt
Croatia
Mexico
Marko Grujic Mohamed Elneny Dejan Lovren Javier Hernandez
Nemanja Matic Mohamed Salah
Luka Milivojevic
Dusan Tadic
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Colombia
Poland
Senegal
Sweden
David Ospina Jan Bednarek Idrissa Gueye Victor Lindelof
Davinson Sanchez Cheikhou Kouyate
Jose Izquierdo Sadio Mane
Alfred N’Diaye
Switzerland
Denmark
Granit Xhaka Kasper Schmeichel
Edimilson Fernandes Jonas Lossl
Mathias Jorgensen
Andreas Christensen
Christian Eriksen

These players have the chance to make this the most incorrectly predicted, prediction out there. Sometimes major events such as the World Cup brings you the best tournament players.

Players who could make this a sad prediction and rock the World Cup:

Player
Country
Mohamed Salah Egypt
Javier Hernandez Mexico
Christian Eriksen Denmark
Granit Xhaka Switzerland
Nemanja Matic Serbia
Sadio Mane Senegal
Davinson Sanchez Columbia