Here are the top performers who played really well in the round of 16. We will give the stats of their performance in the last 16 as well as discuss about their tournament so far.
1 K.MBAPPE (FRANCE)
Goals scored- 2
Penalty won- 1
Man of the Match
K.Mbappe was just amazing from the start of the match. His first dribble from the France penalty area to the Argentinians penalty area gives France the spotkick when he was fouled inside the penalty area. He also scored two amazing goals with perfection and now, he has become the youngest player to score a brace in a world cup match.
He has now scored 3 goals in the tournament so far.
2 E.CAVANI (URUGUAY)
Goals scored- 2
Man of the Match
E.Cavani scored two brilliant goals- one from header of a fine ball from Suarez and another, a brilliant curling strike which is sufficient to hand Uruguay the victory against Portugal.
He has now scored 3 goals in the tournament so far.
3 D.SUBASIC (CROATIA)
Penalties saved in the shootout- 3
Man of the Match
Subasic was the one who saved the day for Croatia. He saved three penalties in the penalty shootout to grab a win for Croatia. Also, He has become the first goalkeeper ever to stop 3 penalties in a penalty shootout.
4 E.HAZARD (BELGIUM)
Assist provided- 1
Man of the Match
Hazard was amazing in the match. In the 56th minute when Belgium are 1-0 down, his shot hits the crossbar which denied him of scoring. However, in the 74th minute, his brilliant ball finds the head of Fellaini which is the equalizer for Belgium.
He has now scored 2 goals and also produced 2 assists in the tournament so far.
5 SCHMEICAL (DENMARK)
Penalty saved-1
Penalties saved in the shootout- 2
Schiemel played brilliantly throughout the whole game denying the Croatians to score a goal. In the 116th minute, he saved a penalty from Modric to mantain the score 1-1. He also saved two penalties from the shootout. However he doesn’t save the match for Denmark as they lost 2-3 in the penalty shootout.
He had also saved a penalty against Peru due to which Denmark won that match by a goal to nil.
6 WILLIAN (BRAZIL)
Assist provided- 1
Willians runs were amazing. His dribbles and passes are also very good. Due to his superb ball, Brazil scored the openor through Neymar.
7 I.AKINFEEV (RUSSIA)
Penalties saved in the shootout- 2
Man of the Match
Akinfeev saved many shots from the Spain attackers to settle the score 1-1 at the end of the extra time. He also saved two penalties in the penalty shootout to help progress Russia through the quarter finals for the first time.
8 NEYMAR (BRAZIL)
Goals scored- 1
Assists provided-1
Man of the Match
Neymar’s abilities was seen in this match when he scored a goal and also makes an assist. He shows the world what he can do. His dribbles were also amazing.
He has now scored 2 goals and also produced an assist so far.
9 H.KANE (ENGLAND)
Goals scored- 1
Penalty won- 1
Man of the Match
H. Kane first earned a spot kick on a foul from C.Sanchez. He smartly converted the spotkick to give England the lead. He also mantains his cool as a captain. He also scored the penalty in the penalty shootout.
He has now scored 6 goals in the tournament and also the tournament top scorer.
10 G.OCHOA (MEXICO)
Ochoa did everything right to stop Brazil from scoring. He saved many shots from Brazil’s attackers and even he stopped a shot from his foot. He is like a wall for Mexico but he cannot lead Mexico to glory as they lose to Brazil 2-0.
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