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Next up in the World Cup series: Manuel Neuer Germany are one of the most successful teams at the World Cup. They have won the tournament four times and have appeared in a total of eight finals! In 2018 though they unfortunately were a victim of the World Cup 'winners curse' losing to South Korea and leaving in the group stage. Neuer captains both club and country and has been a mainstay of the side since 2009. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020. He has been described as a sweeper-keeper due to his speed and unique style of play. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was my inspiration for this piece. I love his eerie colour palette and expressive strokes. #worldcup #worldcup2022 #qatar2022 #qatarworldcup #worldcupartwork #worldcupillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjFXMwsblP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Next in the world cup series, Mexico’s stalwart between the posts: Guillermo 'Memo' Ochoa. 2006 was his first World Cup and 2022 is set to be his last. With his '6 fingers' he will most certainly become the greatest goalie on the planet.. for three weeks 😉 This will be Mexico’s 17th appearance at the World Cup and the inevitability of their qualification is seemingly only matched by that of their defeat at the first knockout stage. In the last seven tournaments they have headed home at the first knockout stage. Inspired by Frida Kahlo I chose a more muted colour palette and extended the neck to add an element of surrealism. #worldcup #worldcup2022 #qatar2022 #qatarworldcup #worldcupartwork #worldcupillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbWnFkDDC6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Next up in my World Cup series: Christian Pulisic. Not all Americans play football with helmets. Some have joined the rest of the world by playing the traditional way, with their feet. USA are back in the World Cup this year having missed out on the last tournament, their first omission since 1990. They'll quietly back themselves to get out of the group stage behind England. The Pop Art movement was the inspiration for this piece, particularly Roy Lichtenstein. I've always loved comic book style artwork. I wasn't sure which one was my favourite to use but luckily that's not such a problem with Pop Art #worldcup #worldcup2022 #qatar2022 #qatarworldcup #worldcupartwork #worldcupillustration #popart #comicartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQ-rxmM_2Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=