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Top 50 players at 2022 World Cup, No. 30: Ángel Di María
FIFA Men's World Cup

Top 50 players at 2022 World Cup, No. 30: Ángel Di María

Published Oct. 23, 2022 7:25 a.m. ET

FOX Sports soccer analyst and former USMNT midfielder Stu Holden is counting down the 50 best players participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Up next is …

Ángel Di María

Country: Argentina
Rank: 31
Rank in 2018: N/A
Position: Winger
Age: 34

When Argentina made the World Cup Final in 2014, Di María, their star winger, was on the bench with a thigh muscle injury. Argentina ultimately lost the Final 1-0.

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Fortunately, Di María is still playing at a high level eight years later and will have an opportunity — likely his last — to help his country get back to the Final.

"He’s a guy that is lightning-quick at the age of 34 and can have a really big impact for Argentina," Holden said.

Di María is ageless

Argentina's Ángel Di María is known for his speed, finishing and passing.
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