Luca Zidane

ANALYSIS
Zidane heads to his first World Cup carrying a sharp contrast between his club and international form. At Granada in the Spanish second division he endured a difficult season, keeping just eight clean sheets and conceding 33 goals across 26 appearances, numbers that reflect both the limitations of the side in front of him and a year that offered little in the way of confidence-building performances. His national team form tells an entirely different story. Earlier this year he delivered a brilliant AFCON campaign, keeping three clean sheets in four appearances for Algeria, and that form carried directly into the pre-tournament window where he posted three consecutive clean sheets in friendlies, including an impressive six-save performance against the Netherlands. He will look to carry that momentum into a tough group that includes Argentina and Austria, fixtures that make clean sheets unlikely but could see his save numbers climb significantly.