No, I've just got the new France Football and it only has the average grade for players with 5 or more games.
No, I'm saying I think sometimes goals mask defensive performance and Sanchez was the better defender. Also I said "at least". Just working from memory.
This is apparently Gazzetta dello Sport their ideal team (which I do not fully agree with) Courtois; Trippier, Varane, Vida, Laxalt; Pogba, Modric; Mbappé, Hazard, Griezmann; Cavani https://www.pressreader.com/italy/la-gazzetta-dello-sport/20180717/281960313528153 Having looked at the stats again, I think Mandzukic is maybe a bit underappreciated or overlooked. His defensive statistics are a lot better than his peers, underlining his work rate. His creative stats relatively good too (next to his peers). Cannot find the full ratings list...
Kane was horrible. Also, Pogba wasn’t impressive at all like how Utd fanboys hyped him to be. Kante had a stomach bug so he wasn’t in his usual form in the final. I don’t think Modric really deserved the Golden Ball over Hazard who arguably was the best player of the entire tournament. Mbappe truly deserved the best young player award and I wouldn’t have been disappointed if he won the Golden Ball.
Modric was ordinary in this world cup despite all the hype, doing nothing in final and semifinal and missed a crucial penalty against Denmark, even against Russia was nothing of memorable. Rakitic and especially Perisic were better. The Real Madrid and overall popularity of Modric made the campaign for him already, but he was ordinary, nothing of special really. The best midfielder was Pogba. Overall the best player was Mbappe. Hazard was the classic Hazard, dozon of dribbles, poor end product. In France vs Belgium, MBappe has put his teammates 3 times in front of goal, Hazard created 0 chances.
LMAO! 🇧🇪 Hazard v France - 48/50 passes successful- 26/28 in the final third- 1 chance created- 10/12 take ons successful 🔥 - 4 fouls sufferedhttps://t.co/srHNzUU41q pic.twitter.com/jR2bkPi9Yf— Stats Zone ⚽️ (@StatsZone) July 10, 2018 Also, over the entire tournament, Hazard had 3 goals and two assists. Kylian Mbappé had 4 goals and no assists. But sure, Hazard did nothing all tournament and Kylian Mbappé played like Pelé, Maradona, Rivelino, Messi, Ronaldo spliced into one player, only better.
Hazard got 2 goals against a team like Tunisia in the group stage in a game ended 5:2, an assist vs Japan, an assist vs Panama and a goal against England in an useless game for the third place. Only the assist against Japan was really useful for the Belgium campain in this world cup. Against Brazil and France, was a typical Hazard performance, all smoke and no fire.
Yes he might do a bit more with goals and assists, especially in the Champions League. At the same time you see the difference he can make when he doesn't play.
Here are the ideal teams of the World Cup 2018 of the two leading Spanish sports newspapers: As: Courtois - Varane, Umtiti, Lucas - Kanté, Modric, Rakitic, De Bruyne - Mbappé, Griezmann and Hazard. https://as.com/futbol/2018/07/17/mundial/1531824534_903832.html Marca: Courtois; Meunier, Varane, Umtiti, Lucas Hernández; Kanté, Modric, Hazard; Mbappé, Lukaku and Griezmann http://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial/2018/07/16/5b4c79aa268e3e21778b4613.html One question: Is the FIFA Top Eleven true? I do not believe that any person who understands football includes Paulinho ...
Doesn't seem like it. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...urnament-Brazil-France-England-sportgalleries
No. Since 2010 the team is voted by the public. https://dreamteam.fifa.com/en/home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#All-Star_Team At least, that's the only one with a FIFA stamp on it.
These were the Guardian ratings for the whole tournament as given by readers: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-marks-for-every-single-performance-in-russia
I thought it could be interesting to compare to 1994 - the tournament I saw most of (it's possible 2018 would be next I guess). Especially if accounting for the nostalgia factor (although the opposite recent event factor could offset it anyway maybe) I would say that for quality of football in general and entertainment factor that the two World Cups would be comparable (given I enjoyed 1994 that is a positive statement, but of course I did notice some claims for 2018 being the best ever on TV etc). As you'll see player wise, at the top end I give 1994 the edge (likewise literally at the top end of the pitch re: attacking players) but as Team B and Team C comparisons show I'd start to go the other way the deeper the comparisons go (and would tend to say the better central midfield performances might be fairly said to have occurred in 2018, although not by a clear or certainly huge margin and since I am matching up formations I did put Hagi further up the pitch than I'd have done with a 4-4-2 system). But game wise maybe I'd even go slightly the other way (it's more doubtful though) and suggest the best few games of 2018 might have been better to watch than those of 1994, while the more games that get included the more 1994 might edge ahead in that respect (I'd think another random person who saw both World Cups might also be more undecided on this whereas I would half-expect them to agree with me a bit more on the players certainly). I decided to make a call on each comparison rather than call some equal, but would be of a mind to think it could be reasonable to say Brolin=Mbappe, or Letchkov=De Bruyne, particularly due to key moments and the quality/effectiveness De Bruyne and Mbappe came up with in that regard. But I could have estimated Taffarel=Sommer, or Coutinho=Balakov quite possibly too. Team A: Preud'homme > Ospina Jorginho > Pavard Aldair > Yoshida Maldini > D.Sanchez Sergi > Rodriguez Thern < Modric Redondo < Pogba Brolin > Mbappe R.Baggio > E.Hazard Hagi > Inui Romario > Cavani Team B: Taffarel < Sommer McGrath < Varane Belodedici > Mina Albert > Godin Petrescu < Trippier Letchkov > De Bruyne Jonk < Kante Balakov < Coutinho Luis Enrique < Cheryshev Bebeto > Griezmann Stoichkov > Kane Team C: Mihailov < Lloris Emmers < Fernandes Baresi > Alderweireld M.Santos < Stones Benarrivo > Marcelo Hassler < Rakitic M.Silva < Brozovic Garcia Aspe < Isco Bergkamp > Musa Caniggia > Lozano Klinsmann > Lukaku
Although these are my selections, and not official or consensus ones, I thought the other interesting to thing to look at might be the different clubs played for at the time of the World Cup, the league those clubs played in, and also the different National Teams the selected players played for. Obviously I didn't have this in mind when I made the above post, so it's not influenced in that way. Club teams for 1994 selections (24 different teams) Roma 3 Barcelona 3 AC Milan 2 Parma 2 Anderlecht 2 Inter Milan 2 Deportivo 2 Mechelen 1 Bayern Munich 1 Napoli 1 Tenerife 1 Juventus 1 Brescia 1 Reggiana 1 Aston Villa 1 Valencia 1 Genoa 1 Hamburg 1 Sporting Lisbon 1 Real Madrid 1 Mulhouse 1 Bordeaux 1 Necaxa 1 Monaco 1 Club teams for 2018 selections (18 different teams) Tottenham 5 Real Madrid 4 Barcelona 3 Man Utd 2 PSG 2 Chelsea 2 Atletico Madrid 2 Man City 2 CSKA Moscow 2 Arsenal 1 Stuttgart 1 Southampton 1 Milan 1 Eibar 1 Borussia Monchengladbach 1 Villarreal 1 Inter Milan 1 PSV 1 Countries club teams played in for 1994 (8 different countries) Italy 14 Spain 8 Belgium 3 France 3 Germany 2 England 1 Portugal 1 Mexico 1 Countries club teams played in for 2018 (7 different countries) England 13 Spain 11 Germany 2 Italy 2 France 2 Russia 2 Netherlands 1 National teams played for in 1994 World Cup (12 different countries) Brazil 7 Italy 4 Bulgaria 4 Belgium 3 Romania 3 Spain 2 Sweden 2 Argentina 2 Netherlands 2 Germany 2 Ireland 1 Mexico 1 National teams played for in 2018 World Cup (13 different countries) France 7 Belgium 4 Colombia 3 Croatia 3 England 3 Japan 2 Switzerland 2 Uruguay 2 Brazil 2 Russia 2 Spain 1 Nigeria 1 Mexico 1 Some transfers could change the situation for the upcoming season, and after the summer of 1994 certainly a number of the players moved to English clubs including from Italian ones, and the players playing in France all moved to a different league (but still it's curious that more of the 1994 selections played in France than the number of 2018 selections that did given France didn't qualify in 1994 and won the World Cup in 2018!).
Finally got round to writing up all my ratings from all the games. Obviously a hugely subjective thing but these were my thoughts on it all: Group A Russia - Saudi Arabia Akinfeev 6; Mario Fernandes 8, Kutepov 7, Ignashevich 7, Zhirkov 7; Gazinsky 7, Zobnin 8; Samedov 6 (Kuzyayev 6), Dzagoev 7 (Cherychev 9), Golovin 9; Smolov 6 (Dzyuba 7) Al-Mayouf 3; Al-Breik 4, Os. Hawsawi 4, Om. Hawsawi 4, Al-Shahrani 3; Al-Shehri 4 (Bahebri -), Al-Jassim 5, Otayf 4 (Al-Muwallad -), Al-Dawsari 5, Al-Faraj 5; Al-Sahlawi 5 (Assiri -) Egypt - Uruguay El-Shannawy 8; Fathi 6, Hegazi 6, Abdel-Shafy 6; Hamed 6 (Morsy 6), Elneny 6; Warda 5 (Sobhi -), Said 5, Hassan 6; Mohsen 6 (Kahraba 6) Muslera 6; Varela 6, Gimenez 8, Godin 8, Cacares 6; Nandez 5 (Sanchez 5), Vecino 5 (Torreira -), Bentancur 5, De Arrascaeta 5 (Rodriguez 6); Suarez 4, Cavani 7 Russia - Egypt Akinfeev 6; Mario Fernandes 7, Kutepov 6, Ignashevich 6, Zhirkov 6 (Kudryashov -); Gazinsky 7, Zobnin 7, Samedov 7; Golovine 7, Cherychev 8 (Kuzyayev -); Dzyuba 8 (Smolov -) El-Shenawy 5; Fathi 4, Gabr 5, Hegazy 6, Abdel-Shafy 6; Hamed 5, Elneny 5 (Warda 6); Salah 6, El-Saïd 5, Trezeguet 6 (Sobhi -); Mohsen 6 (Kahraba -) Uruguay - Saudi Arabia Muslera 6; Varela 6, Godin 6, Gimenez 6, Caceres 6; C. Sanchez 6 (Nandez -), Vecino 5 (Torreira 6), Betancur 7, C. Rodriguez 6 (Laxalt 6); Cavani 6, Suarez 7. Al-Owais 4; Al-Burayk 5, Os. Hawsawi 6, Al-Bulaihi 6, Al-Sharani 5; Bahebri 5 (Kanno -), Otayf 6, Al-Jassim 5 (Al-Moghawi 5), Al-Faraj 5, Al-Dawsari 6; Al-Muwallad 5 (Al-Sahlawi -) Uruguay - Russia Muslera 6; Caceres 6, Coates 6, Godin 7, Laxalt 8; Nandez 6 (Rodriguez -), Torreira 7, Vecino 6, Bentancur 7 (De Arrascaeta 6); Cavani 7 (Gomez -), Suarez 7 Akinfeev 6; Smolnikov 4, Kutepov 5, Ignashevich 6, Kudryashov 5; Zobnin 6, Gazinsky 5 (Kuzyayev 6); Samedov 5, Mirantchuk 5, Cheryshev 5 (Fernandes 6); Dzyuba 6 (Smolov 6) Egypt - Saudi Arabia Al-Mosailen 5; Al-Breik 6, O. Hawsawi 5, M. Hawsawi 5, Al-Sharani 6; Bahebri 5 (Assiri 5), Al-Faraj 7, Otayf 6, Al-Mogahwi 6, Al-Dawsari 7; Al-Muwallad 5 (Al-Shehri -) El-Hadary 7; Fathy 5, Gabr 5, Hegazi 5, Abdel-Shafy 5; Elneny 5, Hamed 5; Salah 7, Saïd 5 (Warda -), Trezeguet 5 (Kahrabi -); Mohsen 5 (Sobhi -) Group B Iran - Morocco Munir 5; N Amrabat 7 (S Amrabat 4), Benatia 7, Saiss 6, Hakimi 6; El-Ahmadi 6; Harit 7 (Da Costa -), Ziyech 7, Belhanda 6, Boussoufa 6; El-Kaabi 5 (Bouhaddouz 4) Beiranvand 8; Rezaeian 6, Pouraligijani 8, Chesmi 6, Haji Safi 5; Ebrahimi 6 (Hosseini -); Jahanbakhash 6 (Ghoddos -), Shojaei 5 (Taremi 6), Amiri 6, Ansarifard 6 - Azmoun 6 Spain - Portugal Patricio 6; Cedric 5, Fonte 5, Pepe 4, Guerreiro 6; Moutinho 6, Carvalho 5, Bruno Fernandes 6 (Joao Mario 5); Guedes 6 (Andre Silva -), Bernardo Silva 6 (Quaresma 5); Ronaldo 9 De Gea 4; Nacho 7, Pique 6, Ramos 6, Alba 7; Koke 7, Busquets 7, Iniesta 7 (Thiago 6); Silva 8 (Vazquez -), Isco 8; Diego Costa 9 (Aspas -) Morocco - Portugal Rui Patricio 7; Cedric 5, Pepe 5, Fonte 6, Guerreiro 5; Bernardo Silva 5 (Gelson Martins 6), Moutinho 7, William Carvalho 6, Joao Mario 5 (Bruno Fernandes -); Guedes 5 (Adrien Silva -), Cristiano Ronaldo 7 Munir 6; Dirar 6, Benatia 7, Da Costa 4, Hakimi 6; El Ahmadi 5 (Fajr -), Boussoufa 7; N. Amrabat 7, Belhanda 7 (Carcela -), Ziyech 8; Boutaïb 6 (El-Kaabi -) Spain - Iran Beiranvand 7; Rezaeian 6, Hosseini 6, Pouraliganji 7, Hajsafi 7 (Mohammadi -); Ebrahimi 6, Ezatolahi 7; Ansarifard 6 (Jahanbakhsh -), Taremi 5, Amiri 6 (Ghoddos -); Azmoun 45 De Gea 6; Carvajal 6, Piqué 5, Ramos 6, Alba 6; Busquets 6, Iniesta 6 (Koke 6); Vazquez 5 (Asensio -), D. Silva 7, Isco 8; Costa 7 (Rodrigo -) Iran - Portugal Beiranvand 6; Rezaeian 6, Hosseini 4, Pouraliganji 7, Hajsafi 6 (Mohammadi -); Ezatolahi 6 (Ansarifard -); Jahanbakhsh 6 (Ghoddos -), Ebrahimi 6, Taremi 5, Amiri 6; Azmoun 5 Rui Patricio 5; Cedric 5, Pepe 7, Fonte 5, Guerreiro 6; Adrien Silva 4, Carvalho 7, João Mario 5 (Joao Moutinho -); Quaresma 8 (Bernardo Silva -), André Silva 5 (Guedes -), Ronaldo 6 Spain Morocco De Gea 6; Carvajal 6, Piqué 6, Ramos 4, Jordi Alba 6; Thiago Alcantara 6 (Asensio -), Busquets 6; David Silva 6 (Rodrigo -), Isco 8, Iniesta 7, Diego Costa 6 (Aspas 7) Munir 6; Dirar 7, Saïss 7, Da Costa 7, Hakimi 7; Boussoufa 7, El-Ahmadi 6; Ziyech 7 (Bouhaddouz -), N. Amrabat 6, Belhanda 6 (Fajr 6); Boutaïb 7 (En-Nesyri 7) Group C France - Australia Lloris 7; Pavard 6, Varane 6, Umtiti 4, Hernandez 6; Tolisso 5 (Matuidi 5), Kante 7, Pogba 6; Griezmann 5 (Giroud 6), Mbappe 5, Dembele 4 (Fekir 5) Ryan 7; Risdon 6, Sainsbury 7, Milligan 6, Behich 6; Mooy 7, Jedinak 7; Leckie 6, Rogic 6 (Irvine 5), Kruse 5 (Arzani -); Nabbout 5 (Juric 5) Peru - Denmark Gallese 7; Advincula 6, Rodriguez 6, Ramos 6, Trauco 7; Tapia 7 (Aquino -), Yotun 7; Carrilo 8, Cueva 7, Flores 6 (Guerrero 7); Farfan 7 (Ruidiaz -) Schmeichel 9; Dalsgaard 7, Kjaer 8, Christensen 7 (M Jorgensen -), Stryger Larson 6; Kvist 6 (Schone 7), Eriksen 7, Delaney 6; Poulsen 8, N Jorgensen 5, Sisto 6 (Braithwaite 6) Australia - Denmark Schmeichel 6; Dalsgaard 6, Kjaer 7, Christensen 7, Larsen 6; Schöne 6, Delaney 5, Eriksen 7; Poulsen 4 (Braithwaite 5), Sisto 6, Jörgensen 6 (Cornelius -) Ryan 6; Risdon 6, Sainsbury 6, Milligan 6, Behich 5; Mooy 6, Jedinak 7; Leckie 7, Rogic 6 (Irvine -), Kruse 5 (Arzani 6); Nabbout 5 (Juric -) France - Peru Lloris 7; Pavard 6, Varane 7, Umtiti 6, Hernandez 6; Kanté 8, Pogba 7 (Nzonzi -), Matuidi 5; Mbappé 6 (Dembele -), Griezmann 5 (Fekir -), Giroud 7 Gallese 7; Advincula 7, Ramos 6, Rodriguez 5 (Santamaria, 5), Trauco 5; Carrillo 7, Yotun 5 (Farfan, 6); Aquino 6, Flores 5, Cueva 6 (Ruidiaz -); Guerrero 6 Denmark France Mandanda 6; Sidibé 5, Varane 5, Kimpembe 5, Hernandez 5 (Mendy 5); Kanté 6, Nzonzi 5; Dembélé 4 (Mbappe -), Lemar 4, Griezmann 4 (Fekir -), Giroud 5. Schmeichel 6; Dalsgaard 5, Kjaer 6, Christensen 5, S. Larsen 5; Eriksen 5, M. Jörgensen 5, Delaney 5 (Lerager -); Braithwaite 5, Cornelius 5 (Dolberg -), Sisto 4 (Fischer -) Peru - Australia Ryan 6; Risdon 6, Sainsbury 6, Milligan 6, Behich 5; Jedinak 6, Mooy 6; Leckie 5, Rogic 7 (Irvine -), Kruse 5 (Arzani) 5; Juric 5 (Cahill 6) Gallese 6; Advincula 7, Ramos 6, Santamaria 5, Trauco 6; Yotun 6 (Aquino 7), Tapia 6 (Hurtado 6); Carrillo 8 (Cartagena -), Cueva 7, Flores 6; Guerrero 7 Group D Argentina - Iceland Caballero 5; Salvio 5, Otamendi 6, Rojo 6, Tagliafico 5; Mascherano 5, Biglia 5 (Banega 6); Meza 5 (Higuain 5), Messi 7, Di Maria 6 (Pavon 6); Agüero 7 Halldorsson 8; Saevarsson 7, Arnason 7, R Sigurdsson 7, Magnusson 6; Gudmundsson 7 (Gilason 7), Gunnarson 7 (Skuldson 6), Hallfredsson 7, Bjarnason 7, G Sigurdsson 7; Finnbogason 7 (Sigurdarson 5) Croatia - Nigeria Subasic 6; Vrsaljko 6, Vida 7, Lovren 7, Strinic 6; Rakitic 7, Modric 8; Perisic 6, Kramaric 6 (Brozovic 7), Rebic 7 (Kovacic 7); Mandzukic 6 Uzoho 5; Abdullahi 4, Ekong 4, Balogun 5, Idowu 5; Ndidi 7, Etebo 6; Moses 5, Obi Mikel 5 (Simy -), Iwobi 5 (Musa 6); Ighalo 4 (Iheanacho -) Argentina Croatia Caballero 3; Mercado 4, Otamendi 5, Tagliafico 4; Salvio 4 (Pavon 5), Perez 5 (Dybala 5), Mascherano 4, Acuna 4; Messi 4, Meza 5, Agüero 4 (Higuain 5) Subasic 6; Vrsaljko 7, Vida 7, Lovren 7, Strinic 6; Rakitic 8, Modric 8 Brozovic 7; Rebic 7 (Kramaric 6), Perisic 7 (Kovacic -), Mandzukic 6 (Corluka -) Iceland - Nigeria Uzoho 8; Omeruo 7, Ekong 6, Balogun 7; Moses 7, Etebo 7 (Iwobi -), Obi Mikel 6, Ndidi 6, Idowu 6 (Ebuehi 6); Musa 8, Iheanacho 6 (Ighalo -) Halldorsson 6; Saevarsson 6, Arnason 5, R. Sigurdsson 6 (Ingason 6), Magnusson 6; Gislason 6, Gunnarsson 6 (Skulason -), G. Sigurdsson 6, Bjarnason 6; Bodvarsson 6 (Sigurdason -), Finnbogason 5 Iceland - Croatia Halldorsson 6; Saeversson 6, Ingason 7 Sigurdsson 6 (Sigurdarson -), Magnusson 6; Gunnarsson 7, Hallfredsson 7; J Gudmundsson 5, Sigurdsson 7, Bjarnason 5 (Traustason -); Finnbogason 6 (A Gudmundsson -) Kalinic 7; Jedvaj 6, Caleta-Car 6, Corluka 6, Pivaric 6; Badelj 7, Modric 7 (Bradaric 6); Kovacic 6 (Rakitic -), Pjaca 6 (Lovren -), Kramaric 6, Perisic 7 Argentina - Nigeria Uzoho 6; Balogun 6, Omeruo 6 (Iwobi), Troost-Ekong 6; Moses 6, Obi Mikel 6, Ndidi 7, Etebo 6, Idowu 5; Musa 6 (Simy -), Iheanacho 5 (Ighalo 5) Armani 6; Mercado 6, Otamendi 6, Rojo 7, Tagliafico 5 (Aguero -); Perez 4 (Pavon -), Mascherano 6, Banega 7, Di Maria 5 (Meza -); Messi 8, Higuain 6 Group E Costa Rica - Serbia Navas 7; Gamboa 6, Acosta 5, Gonzalez 5, Duarte 6, Calvo 5; Ruiz 6, Borges 5, Guzman 5 (Colindres 5), Venegas 5 (Bolanos 5); Urena 5 (Campbell 5) Stojkovic 7; Ivanovic 7, Milenkovic 7, D. Tosic 6, Kolarov 8; Milivojevic 6, Matic 6; Tadic 7 (Rukavina -), Milinkovic-Savic 8, Ljajic 5 (Kostic 6); Mitrovic 7 (Prijovic -) Brazil - Switzerland Alisson 6; Danilo 5, Thiago Silva 7, Miranda 6, Marcelo 7; Paulinho 6 (Renato Augusto -), Casemiro 5 (Fernandinho 5); Neymar 6, Coutinho 7, Willian 5; Gabriel Jesus 6 (Firmino -) Sommer 8; Lichtsteiner 7 (Lang -), Schär 7, Akanji 7, R. Rodriguez 7; Behrami 7 (Zakaria -), G. Xhaka 6; Shaqiri 6, Dzemaili 5, Zuber 6; Seferovic 5 (Embolo -) Brazil - Costa Rica Alisson 6; Fagner 5, Thiago Silva, 7, Miranda 6, Marcelo 6; Casemiro 7, Paulinho 6 (Firmino 7); Neymar 7, Coutinho 8, Willian 6 (Douglas Costa 7); Gabriel Jesus 6 (Fernandinho -) K. Navas 8; Gamboa 7 (Calvo -), G. Gonzalez 6, Acosta 6, Duarte 6, Oviedo 6; Venegas 5, Guzman 6 (Tejeda -), Borges 5, Ruiz 5; Urena 5 (Bolanos -) Serbia - Switzerland Stojkovic 7; Ivanovic 6, Milenkovic 6, Tosic 6, Kolarov 6; Matic 6, Milivojevic 6 (Radonjic -); Tadic 7, Milinkovic-Savic 6, Kostic 5 (Ljajic -); Mitrovic 8 Sommer 7; Lichtsteiner 7, Schär 6, Akanji 6, Rodriguez 6; Behrami 6, Xhaka 8; Shaqiri 8, Dzemaïli 6 (Embolo -), Zuber 6 (Drmic -); Seferovic 5 (Gavranovic, 6) Brazil - Serbia Alisson 6; Fagner 5, Thiago Silva 8, Miranda 7, Marcelo - (Filipe Luis 6); Paulinho 7 (Fernandinho 6), Casemiro 6; Willian 6, Coutinho 8 (Renato Augusto -), Neymar 8; Gabriel Jesus 6 Stojkovic 7; Rukavina 6, Milenkovic 7, Veljkovic 6, Kolarov 6; Milinkovic-Savic 6, Matic 7; Tadic 6, Ljajic 7 (Zivkovic -), Kostic 5 (Radonjic -); Mitrovic 6 (Jovic -) Switzerland - Costa Rica Sommer 7; Lichtsteiner 7, Schär 6, Akanji 6, Rodriguez 6; Behrami 5 (Zakaria 5), Xhaka 6; Shaqiri 6 (Lang -), Dzemaili 7, Embolo 7; Gavranovic 5 (Drmic 7) Navas 6; Gamboa 6 (Smith -), Acosta 6, Gonzalez 6, Waston 7, Oviedo 6; Borges 6, Guzman 6 (Azofeia -); Ruiz 6, Campbell 7, Colindres 6 (Wallace -) Group F Germany - Mexico Neuer 6; Kimmich 4, Boateng 5, Hummels 6, Plattenhardt 5 (Gomez 5); Khedira 3 (Reus 6), Kroos 5; T. Müller 4, Özil 4, Draxler 4; Werner 5 (Brandt 7) Ochoa 7; Salcedo 7, Ayala 7, Moreno 7, Gallardo 8; Herrera 8, Guardado 7 (Marquez -), Layun 7; Vela 7 (Alvarez 6), Lozano 8 (Jimenez 6), Hernandez 7 Sweden - South Korea Olsen 6; Lustig 6, Jansson 6, Granqvist 8, Augustinsson 6; Claesson 7, Larsson 5 (Svensson -), Ekdal 6 (Hiljemark -), Forsberg 5; Toivonen 7 (Thelin -), Berg 5 Cho 7; Lee Y. 4, Kim Y. 6, Jang 5, Park - (Kim M 4); Koo 5 (Lee -), Ki 5, Lee J. 6; Son 7, Hwang 6, Kim S. 4 (Jung -) Mexico - South Korea Ochoa 7; Alvarez 6, Salcedo 6, Moreno 6, Gallardo 6; Layun 7, Herrera 7, Guardado 7 (Marquez -); Lozano 8 (Corona -), Vela 7 (Gio Dos Santos -), Hernandez 7 Cho 7; Lee Y. 5, Jang 6, Kim Y. 6, Kim M. 6 (Hong -); Moon 4 (Jung -), Ju 4 (Lee -), Ki 7, Hwang 6; Lee J. 5, Son 7 Germany - Sweden Neuer 7; Kimmich 6, Boateng 4, Rüdiger 5, Hector 5 (Brandt -); Rudy 6 (Gündogan 5), Kroos 7; Müller 5, Draxler 5 (Gomez 5), Reus 8; Werner 7 Olsen 8; Lustig 5, Lindelöf 7, Granqvist 7, Augustinsson 5; Claesson 6 (Durmaz -), Larsson 6, Ekdal 6, Forsberg 6; Toivonen 7 (Guidetti -), Berg 6 (Thelin -) South Korea - Germany Cho H.W 9; Lee Y. 7, Yun Y.S 7, Hong C. 7, Kim Y. G 8; Lee J.S 7, Jung W.Y 7, Jang H.S 7, Moon S.M 6 (Ju -); Koo J.C 6 (Hwang - (Go -)), Son H.M 8 Neuer 5; Kimmich 4, Süle 6, Hummels 6, Hector 4 (Brandt -); Khedira 3 (Gomez 5), Kroos 5; Goretzka 4 (Muller 4), Ozil 4, Reus 4; Werner 4 Sweden - Mexico Ochoa 7; Alvarez 5, Salcedo 5, Moreno 5, Gallardo 5 (Fabian 5); Herrera 6, Guardado 5 (Corona -), Layun 6 (Peralta -); Vela 5, Lozano 5, Hernandez 5 Olsen 7; Lustig 6, Lindelöf 7, Granqvist 7, Augustinsson 7; Claesson 7, Larsson 7 (Svensson -), Ekdal 7 (Hiljemark -), Forsberg 7; Berg 7 (Thelin -), Toivonen 7 Group G Belgium - Panama Courtois 7; Alderweireld 6, Boyata 6, Vertonghen 6; Meunier 6, Witsel 6 (Chadli), De Bruyne 7, Carrasco 5 (Dembele -); Mertens 7 (T. Hazard -), E. Hazard 8, Lukaku 8 Penedo 6, Murillo 6, R. Torres 6, Escobar 5, Davis 5; Gomez 5, Cooper 5, Godoy 5; J.L Rodriguez 5 (G. Torres -), Barcenas 6 (Diaz -), Perez 5 (Tejada -) England - Tunisia Pickford 5; Walker 5, Stones 7, Maguire 7; Trippier 8, Lingard 6 (Dier -), Henderson 7, Alli 6 (Loftus-Cheek 7), Young 6; Sterling 5 (Rashford 7), Kane 8 Hassen (Ben Mustapha 7); Bronn 6, S. Ben Youssef 6, Meriah 5, Maaloul 6; Skhiri 6, Sassi 7, Badri 5; F. Ben Youssef 6, Khazri 6 (Khalifa -), Sliti 6 (Ben Amor -) Belgium - Tunisia Courtois 7; Alderweireld 7, Boyata 6, Vertonghen 7; Meunier 8, De Bruyne 7, Witsel 7, Carrasco 7; Mertens 7 (Tielemans -), Lukaku 9 (Fellaini 7), E. Hazard 9 (Batshuayi 7) Ben Mustapha 5; Bronn - (Naguez, 4), S. Ben Youssef 3 (Benalouane, 3), Meriah 3, Maaloul 3; Sassi 5 (Sliti -), Skhiri 4, Khaoui 5; F. Ben Youssef 5, Khazri 8, Badri 5 England - Panama Pickford 7; Walker 6, Stones 8, Maguire 7; Trippier 8 (Rose 6), Lingard 8 (Delph 7), Henderson 7, Loftus-Cheek 6, A. Young 5; Sterling 6, Kane 8 (Vardy 6) Penedo 4; M. Murillo 4, R. Torres (c.) 3, Escobar 4, Davis 3; G. Gomez 3 (Arroyo), Cooper 3, Godoy 4 (Avila 5); Barcenas 4 (Baloy 6), J. L. Rodriguez 5, B. Perez 4 England - Belgium Pickford 5; Jones 5, Stones 6 (Maguire 6), Cahill 6; Alexander-Arnold 6 (Welbeck -), Loftus-Cheek 5, Dier 5, Delph 5, Rose 5; Rashford 5, Vardy 6 Courtois 6; Dendoncker 6, Boyata 6, Vermaelen 6 (Kompany -); Chadli 5, Fellaini 6, Dembélé 6, T. Hazard 5; Januzaj 8 (Mertens -), Batshuayi 6, Tielemans 7 Panama - Tunisia Penedo 5; Machado 5, Escobar 5, R. Torres 7 (Tejada 5), Ovalle 5; Gomez 6 Avila 4 (Arroyo -), Godoy 5; Barcenas 6, Rodriguez 7 Torres 4 (Cummings 5) Mathlouthi 6; Nagguez 5, Bedoui 5, Meriah 5, Haddadi 7; Skhiri 5, Sassi 5 (Badri 7), Chaalali 6; Ben Youssef 7, Sliti 7 (Khalil -), Khazri 8 (Srarfi -) Group H Colombia - Japan Ospina 6; Arias 5, D. Sanchez 6, Murillo 5, Mojica 6; C Sanchez 1,Lerma 5; Cuadrado - (Barrios 6), Quintero 7 (James Rodriguez 7), Izquierdo 5 (Bacca -); Falcao 7 Kawashima 4; Sakai 5, Yoshida 6, Shoji 5, Nagatomo 5; Hasebe 4, Shibasake (Yamaguchi); Haraguchi 5, Kagawa 6 (Honda), Inui 5; Osako 6 (Okazaki) Poland - Senegal Szczesny 6; Piszczek 4 (Bereszynski -), Cionek 4, Pazdan 5, Rybus 5; Krychowiak 5, Zielinski 4; Blasczykowski 4 (Bednarek 4) Grosicki 5, Milik 4 (Kownacki -); Lewandowski 5 K. N'Diaye 7; Wagué 6, Sané 7, Koulibaly 6, Sabaly 7; Mané 6, Gueye 7, A.Ndiaye 6 (Kouyate), Sarr 7; Diouf 6 (N’Doye -), Niang 7 (Konate-) Japan - Senegal Kawashima 5; Sakai 6, Yoshida 6, Shoji 6, Nagatomo 7; Shibazaki 6, Hasebe 6; Haraguchi 6 (Okazaki -), Kagawa 6 (Honda 7), Inui 7 (Usami) -; Osako 6. Kh. N'Diaye 6; Wagué 6, Koulibaly 6, Sané 6, Sabaly 7; B. N'Diaye 5 (N’Doye -), Gueye 6, A. N'Diaye 6 (Kouyate -); Sarr 7, Niang 6 (Diouf -), Mané 7. Poland - Colombia Szczesny 5; Piszczek 4, Bednarek 4 Pazdan 4 (Glik -); Bereszynski 5 (Teodorczyk), Goralski 4, Krychowiak 5, Rybus 5; Zielinski 4, Lewandowski 4 , Kownacki 4 (Grosicki 5) Ospina 7; Arias 7, Mina 8, D. Sanchez 7, Mojica 6; Barrios 6, Aguilar 6 (Uribe 7); Cuadrado 8, Quintero 8 (Lerma -), Rodriguez 9; Falcao 7 (Bacca -) Colombia - Senegal K. Ndiaye 6; Gassama 6, Koulibaly 7, Sané 7, Sabaly 6 (Wague -); Sarr 5, Gueye 6, Kouyaté 5, Mané 5; Baldé 6 (Konate -), Niang 5 (Sakho -) Ospina 6; Arias 6, Mina 8, D. Sanchez 8, Mojica 6; Uribe 6 (Lerma -), C. Sanchez 6; Cuadrado 6, Quintero 7, J. Rodriguez - (Muriel, 6); Falcao 6 (Borja -) Japan - Poland Kawashima 7; H.Sakai 6, Yoshida 6, Makino 5, Nagatomo 6; Yamaguchi 5, Shibasaki 6; G.Sakai 5, Muto 6 (Hasebe -), Usami 5 (Inui -); Okazaki 4 (Osako 5) Fabianski 6; Bereszynski 6, Glik 6, Bednarek 7; Kurzawa 7 (Teodorczyk -), Krychowiak 6, Goralski 5, Jedrzejczyk 5; Grosicki 7, Zielinski 5 (Peszko -), Lewandowski 5 Second Round France - Argentina Armani 3; Mercado 6, Otamendi 6, Rojo 5 (Fazio 5), Tagliafico 5; Perez 4 (Aguero 6), Mascherano 6, Banega 6; Pavon 5 (Meza -), Messi 7, Di Maria 6 Lloris 5; Pavard 7, Varane 6, Umtiti 6, Hernandez 6; Pogba 8, Kanté 8; Matuidi 7 (Tolisso 6), Mbappé 9 (Thauvin -), Griezmann 8 (Fekir -), Giroud 7 Uruguay - Portugal Muslera 6; Caceres 6, Gimenez 7, Godin 8, Laxalt 7; Vecino 5, Torreira 7, Nandez 6 (Sanchez -), Betancur 6 (Rodriguez 6); Cavani 9 (Stuani -), Suarez 8 R. Patricio 5; R. Pereira 6, Pepe 6, Fonte 7, Guerreiro 5; Carvalho 6, Adrien Silva 5 (Quaresma 6), B. Silva 7; Joao Mario 6 (Fernandes -), Guedes 4 (Andre Silva -), Cristiano Ronaldo 6 Spain - Russia De Gea 5; Nacho 6 (Carvajal 6), Piqué 4, Sergio Ramos 6, Jordi Alba 6; Koke 4, Busquets 5; Asensio 5 (Rodrigo 7), David Silva 5 (Iniesta 7), Isco 8; Diego Costa 5 (Aspas 6) Akinfeev 8; Mario Fernandes 7, Kutepov 7, Ignachevich 5, Kudriashov 5, Zhirkov 5 (Granat 4); Samedov 6 (Cheryshev 6), Kuzayev 5 (Yerokhin -), Zobnin 6, Golovin 7; Dzyuba 7 (Smolov 6) Croatia - Denmark Subasic 8; Vrsaljko 6, Lovren 6, Vida 6, Strinic 6 (Pivaric -); Brozovic 5 (Kovacic 7), Modric 7, Rakitic 7; Rebic 8, Perisic 6 (Kramaric -), Mandzukic 7 (Badelj -) Schmeichel 9; Dalsgaard 5, Kjaer 7, M. Jörgensen 6, Knudsen 6; Christensen 5 (Schone 7), Delaney 7 (Krohn-Dehli -), Eriksen 6; Poulsen 7, Braithwaite 5 (Sisto -), Cornelius 5 (Jorgenson 5) Brazil - Mexico Alisson 6; Fagner 6, Thiago Silva 7, Miranda 6, Filipe Luis 6; Paulinho 7 (Fernandinho -), Casemiro 7; Willian 8 (Marquinhos -), Coutinho 7 (Firmino 7), Neymar 8; Gabriel Jesus 5 Ochoa 8; Alvarez 5 (Dos Santos 5), Ayala 5, Salcedo 5, Gallardo 6; Herrera 5, Marquez 6 (Layun 5), Guardado 5; Vela 7, Hernandez 5 (Jimenez 6), Lozano 7 Belgium - Japan Courtois 7; Alderweireld 5, Kompany 5, Vertonghen 7; Meunier 7, Witsel 6, De Bruyne 7, Carrasco 5 (Chadli 7); Mertens 5 (Fellaini 7), Hazard 9, Lukaku 7 Kawashima 7; Sakai 6, Yoshida 6, Shoji 5, Nagatomo 8; Hasebe 6, Shibasaki 7 (Yamaguchi -); Inui 8, Haraguchi 7 (Honda -), Kagawa 7; Osako 6 Sweden - Switzerland Olsen 7; Lustig 6 (Krafth -), Lindelof 7 Granqvist 7, Augustinsson 6; Svensson 6, Ekdal 6, Claesson 6, Forsberg 8 (Olsson -), Toivonen 5, Berg 5 (Thelin -) Sommer 7; Lang 5, Djourou 6, Akanji 7, Rodriguez 7; Behrami 5, Xhaka 5; Shaqiri 6, Dzemaili 5 (Seferovic -), Zuber 5 (Embolo -); Drmic 4 Colombia - England Ospina 7; Arias 6 (Zapata -), Mina 8, D. Sanchez 7, Mojica 6; C. Sanchez 5 (Uribe 7) , Barrios 5, Lerma 5 (Bacca 6) ; Quintero 5 (Muriel -), Cuadrado 7, Falcao 5 Pickford 8; Walker 6, Stones 7, Maguire 7; Trippier 8, Henderson 7, Lingard 6, Alli 6 (Dier 5), Young 6 (Rose 7); Sterling 6 (Vardy 6), Kane 8 Quarter-finals France - Uruguay Muslera 4; Caceres 6, Gimenez 6, Godin 6, Laxalt 6; Nandez 5 (Urreteviscaya -), Torreira 6, Vecino 5, Betancur 5 (Rodriguez -); Stuani 4 (Gomez -), Suarez 6 Lloris 8; Pavard 7, Varane 8, Umtiti 8, Hernandez 6; Kanté 8, Pogba 7; Tolisso 6 (Nzonzi -), Griezmann 7 (Fekir -), Mbappé 6 (Dembele -); Giroud 6 Brazil - Belgium Alisson 6; Fagner 4, Thiago Silva 6, Miranda 7, Marcelo 8; Paulinho 5 (Renato Augusto 7), Fernandinho 4; Willian 6 (Firmino 7), Coutinho 7, Neymar 7; Gabriel Jesus 5 (Douglas Costa 7) Courtois 8; Alderweireld 7, Kompany 7, Vertonghen 6; Meunier 7, Fellaini 8, Witsel 7, Chadli 6 (Vermaelen -); De Bruyne 9, Lukaku 9 (Tielemans -), Hazard 9 England - Sweden Olsen 5; Krafth 5 (Jansson -), Lindelöf 6, Granqvist 6, Augustinsson 5; Ekdal 5, Larsson 5, Claesson 6, Forsberg 4 (Olsson 5), Toivonen 4 (Guidetti 5), Berg 6 Pickford 8; Walker 7, Stones 7, Maguire 8; Trippier 8, Alli 7 (Delph -), Henderson 7 (Dier -), Lingard 7, Young 7; Kane 7, Sterling 7 (Rashford -) Croatia - Russia Akinfeev 7; Fernandes 7, Kutepov 5, Ignashevich 5, Kudriashov 5; Samedov 5 (Yerokhin 6), Kuzyaev 5, Zobnin 6, Golovin 6 (Dzagoev -), Cheryshev 7 (Smolov 6), Dzyuba 6 (Gazinsky -) Subasic 8; Vrsaljko 7 (Corluka -), Lovren 6, Vida 7, Strinic 6 (Pivaric 6); Modric 8, Rakitic 7; Rebic 6, Perisic 6 (Brozovic 7), Kramaric 7 (Kovacic 6); Mandzukic 7 Semi-finals France - Belgium Lloris 8; Pavard 6, Varane 8, Umtiti 8, Hernandez 6; Pogba 7, Kante 7; Matuidi 7 (Tolisso -), Mbappé 8, Griezmann 7; Giroud 6 (Nzonzi -) Courtois 8; Chadli 6 (Batshuayi -), Alderweireld 7, Kompany 7, Vertonghen 6; Witsel 7, Dembélé 5 (Mertens 7), Fellaini 7 (Carrasco -; De Bruyne 8, Hazard 8, Lukaku 6 Croatia - England Subasic 7; Vrsaljko 8, Lovren 7, Vida 6, Strinic 6 (Pivaric -); Brozovic 7, Modric 8 (Badelj -), Rakitic 7; Rebic 6 (Kramaric -), Perisic 8, Mandzukic 7 (Corluka -) Pickford 7; Walker 6 (Vardy -), Stones 6, Maguire 7; Trippier 8, Henderson 6 (Dier -), Lingard 6, Alli 6, Young 6 (Rose -); Sterling 6 (Rashford 6), Kane 6 Third-Place Play-Off Belgium- England Courtois 7; Alderweireld 7, Kompany 6, Vertonghen 6; Meunier 8, Tielemans 6, Witsel 6, Chadli 6 (Vermaelen 5); De Bruyne 8, Lukaku 5, Hazard 8 Pickford 7; Jones 5, Stones 7, Maguire 7; Trippier 7, Dier 7, Loftus-Cheek 6, Delph 6, Rose 5 (Lingard 6); Sterling 6 (Rashford 6); Kane 5 Final France - Croatia Lloris 6; Pavard 5, Varane 7, Umtiti 7, Hernandez 7; Kanté 5 (Nzonzi 6), Pogba 8; Mbappé 7, Griezmann 8, Matuidi 5 (Tolisso -); Giroud 6 (Fekir -) Subasic 5; Vrsaljko 7, Lovren 6, Vida 7, Strinic 6 (Pjaca -); Modric 7, Brozovic 7, Rakitic 7; Rebic 6 (Kramaric -), Mandzukic 7, Perisic 8
This was the key for the ratings: 1 - Unbelievably awful 2 - Terrible 3 - Dire 4 - Poor 5 - Weak 6 - Average/Fair 7 - Good 8 - Very good 9 -Excellent 10 - Phenomenal
These were my ratings for certain players who I thought did relatively well in their positions: Goalkeeper Courtois (7,7,6,7,8,8,7) 7.14 Subasic (6,6,8,8,7,5) 6.67 Lloris (7,7,5,8,8,6) 6.83 Pickford (5,7,5,8,8,7,7,) 6.71 Sommer (8,7,7,7) 7.25 Schmeichel (9,6,6,9) 7.5 Ochoa (7,7,7,8) 7.25 Akinfeev (6,6,6,8,7) 6.6 Ospina (6,7,6,7) 6.5 Right-back Trippier (8,8,8,8,8,7)7.83 Vrsaljko (6,7,6,7,8,7) 6.83 Meunier (6,8,7,7,8) 7.2 Fernandes (8,7,6,7,7) 7 Pavard (6,6,7,7,6,5) 6.17 Left-back Laxalt (6,8,7,6) 6.75 Hernandez (6,6,5,6,6,6,7) 6 Marcelo (7,6,8) 7 Kolarov (8,6,6) 6.67 Centre-back Godin (8,6,7,8,6) 7 Varane (6,7,5,6,8,8,7) 6.71 Umtiti (4,6,6,8,8,7) 6.5 Maguire (7,7,6,7,8,7,7) 7 Stones (7,8,6,7,7,6,7) 6.86 Granquist (8,7,7,7,6) 7 Mina (8,8,8) 8 Thiago Silva (7,7,8,7,6) 7 Alderweireld (6,7,5,7,7,7) 6.5 Vertonghen (6,7,7,6,6,6) 6.33 Vida (7,7,6,7,6,7) 6.67 Defensive Midfield Kante (7,8,6,8,8,7,5) 7 Brozovic (7,7,5,7,7,7) 6.67 Central Midfield Modric (8,8,7,7,8,8,7) 7.57 Rakitic (7,8,7,7,7,7) 7.17 Pogba (6,7,8,7,7,8) 7.17 Henderson (7,7,7,7,6) 6.8 Attacking Midfield De Bruyne (7,7,7,9,8,8) 7.67 Isco (8,8,8,8) 8 Coutinho (7,8,8,7,7) 7.4 Golovin (9,7,7,6) 7.25 Quintero (7,8,7,5) 6.75 Cheryshev (9,8,5,6,7) 7 Inui (5,7,8) 6.67 Winger Hazard (8,9,9,9,8,8) 8.5 Perisic (6,7,7,6,6,8,8) Rebic (7,7,8,6,6,6) Lozano (8,8,5,7) 7 Forward Mbappe (5,6,9,6,8,7) 6.83 Griezmann (5,5,4,8,7,7,8) 6.29 Neymar (6,7,8,8,7) 7.2 Ronaldo (9,7,6,6) 7 Messi (7,4,8,7) 6.5 Striker Kane (8,8,8,7,6,5) 7 Lukaku (8,9,7,9,6,5) 7.33 Cavani (7,6,7,9) 7.25 Mandzukic (6,6,7,7,7,7) 6.67 Dzyuba (7,8,6,7,6) 6.8 Diego Costa (9,7,6,5) 6.75
Just after a quick glance and a bit from memory (too) I think Umtiti vs Uruguay and De Bruyne vs France are big outliers. Over here they showed well how half-half Umtiti's interventions were and he was especially wasteful in the procession of the ball. De Bruyne received nationally and internationally big criticism for his France display (esp. the last 45-55 minute) with a 5.0/6 rating by kicker for example or less extreme a 5/10 rating by FF (but still too low I think). Gazzetta dello Sport gave him a 5. He was also the player to lose the ball most often, no less than 28 times which is a lot within 90 minutes. Stat-driven exercises such as Squawka placed him in their flop team of the semi finals. KDB can be a hit or miss player at times. Ruud Gullit was a fan of what he did. Also Griezmann vs Argentina an outlier in the way that most sources see it as the least good of his KO games (but his hard work and grafting might go a bit under the radar at times). I tend to agree with most that Uruguay and Croatia were his two best displays overall.
I can understand those thoughts. Thought De Bruyne put a lot of balls into good areas in the first half but was let down by those around him. Also he constantly made himself available and was looking to influence things. Umtiti was quite safety first but seemed to be decisive with a lot of interventions. In the first half he was clearing things left right and centre. In terms of Griezmann he did a big defensive shift as well as offering a good deal going forward. Ultimately it’s all very subjective though so I can understand differing opinions.
Because its the World Cup year it deserves full list for the best players of the tournament. I'll come back on this with an extended list of 100.