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By James Cormack Gary Lineker (1986), Marcelo Salas (1998), Gilberto Silva (2002), Mesut Ozil (2010), and James Rodriguez (2014). No, this isn’t a cross-generation and pretty unbalanced five-a-side outfit, but just a few of the players who earned major moves after starring on the grandest stage. The World Cup has unearthed gem after gem over the years with the tournament functioning as the ultimate shop window. Typically played throughout the summer transfer window, clubs utilise the World Cup as a convenient scouting tool as they attempt to bolster their playing squad ahead of the new season….