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Brazil | Forward Age: 26 By his own impossibly-high standards, Ronaldinho has had a quiet tournament so far, failing to find the net so far and leaving the spotlight to Ronaldo, now the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer. Yet, with Brazil progressing comfortably to the last eight, it can only be a matter of time before the world's best player over the past two years starts to perform. The current holder of both the world and European player of the year awards came into the tournament on the back of another breathtaking season for Barcelona, which has seen the Catalan side crowned both European and Spanish champions. Having won the World Cup in 2002 as the junior member of Brazil's attacking trio, playing alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo, Ronaldinho is now the man around whom the rest of the Brazilian team is built. Dazzling footwork, unbelievable skills, vision, awareness and an eye for goal mark Ronaldinho down as the greatest player of his generation and if Brazil are to retain their trophy, the familiar grin of their playmaker could yet be the image of the tournament. 
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