The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has ranked Black Stars defender, John Boye as the eighth best player at the on-going FIFA World CupTM tournament in Brazil.
The Rennes defender lasted the entire duration of Ghana�s dramatic 2-1 defeat to the United States of America on Monday at the Arena Das Dunas, Natal.
John Boye amassed a 9.45 rating which ensured he surpassed the likes of Chile�s Alexis Sanchez and Australia�s Tim Cahil.
Again, stats obtained from renowned football data engine, Opta also revealed that John Boye attempted 44 passes and completed 91% of those passes during the Ghana ďż˝ U.S.A game.
In addition, Boye won 5 of his 7 duels in defense and made an impressive 8 recoveries, eight clearances and 1 block in Ghana�s group G opener against the United States of America.
This revelation will come as a major surprise to many Ghanaian football fans as the Ghanaian back four appear to have been at the receiving end after they conceded two goals during Monday�s opener.
Germany and Bayern Munich forward, Thomas Muller topped the list as the best player at the tournament thus far after amassing a rating of 9.75.
Iran�s Mehrad Pooladi, U.S.A�s Geoff Cameron, David Luiz (Brazil), Phil Jagielka (England) followed in that respective order on the list.
Source: citifmonline
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