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At the World Cup, the knockout stage is intensifying.

Before the decisive stage of the tournament, the list of the most disappointing players was announced.

As reported by the website "Sofascore," based on their calculated average points for players, the worst team of athletes who competed in the group stage was compiled.

Among the most disappointing players was also Portugal's striker Cristiano Ronaldo (average points 6.37), who, as it turned out yesterday, is the only one of them continuing the fight in the World Cup.

Team of worst-performing footballers:

Goalkeeper: Meshaal Barshamas (Qatar)

Defender: Alistair Johnston (Canada)

Center-back: Oscar Duarte (Costa Rica)

Center-back: Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica)

Full-back: Hamza Ahmed (Qatar)

Right-back: Mathew Leckie (Australia)

Center midfielder: Karim Boudiaf (Qatar)

Center midfielder: Abdulellah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia)

Left winger: Tajon Buchanan (Canada)

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Forward: Almoez Ali (Qatar)