What a great weekend in sports. The US and England went head-to-head in a nail-biting World Cup game that ended in a tie, and our hometown Boston Celtics took the court from the LA Lakers, putting them one game closer to the title win.
But this weekend’s games got us thinking… what if we could create the perfect team by simply swapping out players? We decided to take the World Cup as our case study. Since eight of the 11 players on the Spanish national team are ranked in the top 50 for the entire world, we thought it would be fun (and only fair) to swap out their players and create the ultimate world team! So here we go:
Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas for Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
For Defenders: We will be trading-
Gerard Pique for Philipp Lahm (Germany)
Charles Puyol for Dani Alves (Brazil)
Joan Capdevila for John Terry (England)
Carlos Marchena for Nemanja Vidic (Serbia)
For Midfielders: We will be trading-
Andres Iniesta for Franck Ribery (France)
Xavi for Kaka (Brazil)
Cesc Fabregas for Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
For Forwards: We will be trading-
Fernando Torres for Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
David Villa for Wayne Rooney (England)
Fernando Llorente for Lionel Messi (Argentina)
What do you think team? Look good? I think we’ve got a winning swap on our hands… let’s see how the rest of the tournament plays out.
Swappers, we want to know: Who do you think will win the World Cup? And while you’re at it, don’t forget to add to our World Cup music playlist on Facebook.
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