The AS World Cup 2022 all-star XI: Messi, Mbappé...

David Adán WORLD CUP Introducing the AS 2022 ALL-STAR XI

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THEO H. (France) HAKIMI (Morocco) OTAMENDI (Argentina) MARTÍNEZ (Argentina) GVARDIOL (Croatia) ENZO F. (Argentina) AMRABAT (Morocco) GRIEZMANN (France) MBAPPÉ (France) ÁLVAREZ (Argentina) MESSI (Argentina)