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The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup

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The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup The Premier League is a hotbed of talent and a number of players from across the world have taken their chance to prove their worth at the World Cup. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best performing Premier League players in Russia…10. Harry Maguire - England and Leice...

Croatia vs England – Will Henderson come through his midfield acid test?

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Croatia vs England – Will Henderson come through his midfield acid test? England find themselves in an unusual situation heading into Wednesday’s semi-final against Croatia, having reached the last four of a World Cup for the first time since 1990 without facing any team of serious note. Even Croatia are not the same calibre of teams on the other side of the draw, ...

Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI

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Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI And then there were four. Croatia’s penalty shootout win over Russia, their second such successive triumph, set up the midweek semi-final meetings, with France up against Belgium and England facing off against Croatia with a spot in the World Cup final up for grabs.Here, we run through our bes...

Player Ratings: Sweden 0-2 England - Maguire continues to flourish for Three Lions

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Player Ratings: Sweden 0-2 England - Maguire continues to flourish for Three Lions A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from England’s 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup.Sweden - 6.36Robin Olsen - 5.63 - Did well to prevent Raheem Sterling from scoring a one-on-one in the first half, but should have come and cla...

Sweden vs England Confirmed XIs: Southgate opts against changes for quarter-final clash

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Sweden vs England Confirmed XIs: Southgate opts against changes for quarter-final clash Gareth Southgate has resisted the urge to make any changes from the team that started Tuesday night's penalty shoot-out triumph over Colombia in the round of 16, meaning Dele Alli, Kyle Walker and Ashley Young have recovered from knocks.England are playing for a place in the last four of the 2018 Wo...

Sweden vs England - Are England over-reliant on set-pieces at the 2018 World Cup?

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Sweden vs England - Are England over-reliant on set-pieces at the 2018 World Cup? Not only have England now won a knockout game at a major tournament for the first time since 2006, but by eliminating Colombia on penalties, the Three Lions have won a shoot-out for the first time in their World Cup history. It looked like curtains for Gareth Southgate’s men after they concede...

WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far

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WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far With the quarter-finals of the World Cup looming, now is as good a time as any to take stock and look back at the top-rated performances in Russia 2018 so far using WhoScored.com’s unique rating system…10. Eden Hazard vs TunisiaEden Hazard chipped in with a man of the match display agai...

Four players impressing at the World Cup to trade on Football INDEX

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Four players impressing at the World Cup to trade on Football INDEX Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football re...

World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing

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World Cup Ratings: Where England rank among the last sides standing With the round of 16 now over and the quarter-finalists decided, WhoScored.com run through the changes in the team ratings from the tournament thus far, ranking the sides from eight to one…8. France (6.82)Up one place in the overall rankings from the tournament, France’s display against...

Player Ratings: Colombia 1-1 England - Three Lions celebrate first shootout success since Euro 96

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Player Ratings: Colombia 1-1 England - Three Lions celebrate first shootout success since Euro 96 WhoScored.com run over the player ratings from England's penalty shootout win over Colombia to book a quarter-final spot...Colombia - 6.60David Ospina - 5.92 - Saved Jordan Henderson’s penalty, but wasn’t at his best. Made just one save, one cross claim and played a part in Colombia comi...