The World Cup has the power to catapult a player from relative obscurity into the hearts and minds of football supporters across the globe. With the tournament now in it’s final week, any contribution made might become an iconic image in the history of the sport.
No pressure, eh? But one man who has taken his opportunity and run with it is Enzo Fernandez. He had only made three appearances for Argentina prior to the 2022 World Cup, all of them from the bench.
The 21-year-old was fulfilling a similar substitute role in Qatar at first, but then scored a fine goal in his country’s second match, a 2-0 win over Mexico. Fernandez started the next game, against Poland, assisted a goal for Julian Alvarez and has been in the side since. He’s now being strongly linked with a move to Liverpool.
