Real Madrid star hailed as the best midfielder in the World Cup

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Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni played the entire game as France defeated Denmark 2-1 to book a place in the round of 16 in the World Cup.

The Les Bleus are the first team to reach the round of 16, despite having played just two games.

For Tchouameni, he had a good game against Denmark, with 81 touches of the ball, 66/67 passes completed (98.5%), 2 key passes, 1 big chance created and 12 defensive actions.

Fans were left impressed with his performance and labelled him the best midfielder in the World Cup so far.

paraMCF said: “Best midfielder in the world cup.”

Ouzinho chipped in: “BEST MIDFIELDER IN THE WORLD TBH.”

Utdyam2: “I was NOT AWARE how good this guy rlly is since i don’t follow madrid like that. but f**king hell… He’s incredible. World class.”

Momoblanco: “If only we bring Bellingham in. Those two will form the best pivot on planet earth. Add Valverde to this….”

Kaizer: “Learning from Kroos”.

Wilitao: “He’s one of the best CDMs of all time at the age of 22..”