These World Cup participants should be on every Liverpool fan's radar

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With that in mind, today we will be highlighting an important group that all Liverpool fans should have a keen interest in during the World Cup. Coming into the World Cup, Diomande is one of his nation's most important attacking options, and if he can produce on the biggest stage, that would be good to see that he can handle the pressure.

He is also just a terrific player to watch and he will surely have a few moments of brilliance in North America. When he was fit and playing, he was often invisible on the pitch.

He's a physically imposing central defender, and with Ecuador tipped to make a darkhorse run at the World Cup, we could see him competing against the best of the best before making a move for him.This is one of those "Player puts their name on the map" situations that often arise from tournaments like this one. He is the driving force of their attack, and if he can carry his Bayern form into this tournament, a lot of Liverpool fans will be left asking "What if?".