DHAKA: The top goal scorers of their teams in this World Cup, Karim Benzema with 3 goals for Les Bleus and Thomas Müller with 4 goals for Die Mannschaft, are the key players in the attack when the teams meet for the quarter finals on Friday.

Karim Benzema

The word ‘phenomenon’ was aired more than a few times when Karim Benzema first burst onto the scene, the term both highlighting the striker’s emerging talent and echoing the nickname of his idol, Ronaldo. Benzema enjoyed a staggering rise to prominence during the early part of his career, progressing from youth to European football and the France set-up at a rate of knots. Indeed, he was still just 21 when a Real Madrid side looking to build a second generation of Galácticos brought him to Spain along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

    70 International Caps

    24 International Goals

    26 years old

    184 cm

    FIRST INTERNATIONAL: France – Austria 28 Mar 2007

    DATE OF BIRTH 19/Dec/1987

    CURRENT CLUB Real Madrid CF (ESP)

Thomas Müller

Thomas Muller is one of that rare breed of footballers, whose displays makes them impossible to pigeon-hole. He has long been one of the most dangerous attacking midfielders in the world game thanks to his instinctive style, untrackable movement and ability to seemingly always make the right decisions even at full sprint, reports starafrica.com.

Muller has already achieved astonishing success in his career, including winning the adidas Golden Boot for finishing as top scorer at the 2010 World Cup South Africa after netting five goals and providing three assists.

    53 International Caps

    21 International Goals

    24 years old

    186cm

    FIRST INTERNATIONAL: Germany – Argentina 03 Mar 2010

    DATE OF BIRTH 13/Sep/1989

    CURRENT CLUB: FC Bayern Muenchen (GER)

BDST: 1312 HRS, JUL 04, 2014