Bellingham, Gvardiol, Ramos - a look at the World Cup's breakout stars

A young, dynamic midfielder helped Morocco marque World Cup past by reaching the semi-finals. Croatia were marshalled astatine the backmost by the 20-year-old antheral successful the disguise connected their tally to the past four.

BBC Sport assesses six players who person impressed with their performances successful Qatar...

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)

Winger Cody Gakpo became the archetypal Netherlands subordinate to people successful his archetypal 3 World Cup matches.

At 6ft 4in and athletically built, the 23-year-old has scored 13 goals and provided 17 assists successful 24 games for PSV Eindhoven this season, and helium has impressed those connected the planetary signifier astir him.

"Cody has everything it takes to go a star," said Netherlands brag Louis van Gaal, who stepped down aft their World Cup quarter-final exit astatine the hands of Argentina.

Oranje skipper Virgil van Dijk said Gakpo - who has been linked with a determination to Manchester United - tin "go to the satellite and back", and his asking terms is apt to person skyrocketed.

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Enzo Fernandez (Argentina)

Midfielder Enzo Fernandez had not started a lucifer for Argentina earlier the World Cup, but helium has been a standout performer for a squad led to the last by magician Lionel Messi.

The 21-year-old scored a delightful, curling extremity successful the 2nd radical crippled victory implicit Mexico, a important brushwood aft being stunned by Saudi Arabia successful the opener.

In the semi-final triumph implicit Croatia, nary subordinate made much tackles (four) than Fernandez, portion his 62 passes was the joint-high for Argentina alongside Messi.

Signed by Portuguese broadside Benfica for a bargain archetypal interest of £8.6m six months ago, Fernandez has a reported merchandise clause of £103m and Liverpool person been linked with a move.

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Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco)

Azzedine Ounahi has scored 2 goals successful 16 caps for Morocco

"My God, wherever does this feline travel from? I was pleasantly amazed by their fig eight. I don't retrieve his name, I'm sorry…"

Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi was a comparative chartless earlier the tournament. Spain's manager surely didn't cognize who helium was, but helium won't beryllium forgetting his sanction successful a hurry immoderate more.

The 22-year-old was a captious cog successful the African side's historical tally to the semi-finals, helping to dump Luis Enrique's Spain retired astatine the last-16 signifier - a effect that prompted the departure of the manager - with an all-round, energetic game.

He clocked 14.7km against the 2010 champions, much than immoderate different player, portion nary team-mate had much dribbles (three) oregon won much duels (seven) successful the quarter-final triumph implicit Portugal.

Ounahi plays for the French apical flight's bottommost broadside Angers, but a transportation to the large clip whitethorn beryllium connected the cards with La Liga giants Barcelona reportedly considering a January move.

A notation indispensable beryllium fixed to midfield spouse Sofyan Amrabat, who has been mightily awesome excessively - and Fiorentina whitethorn good beryllium fetching offers for the 26-year-old adjacent month.

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Josko Gvardiol (Croatia)

Josko Gvardiol has been linked with a £70m determination distant from RB Leipzig

The antheral successful the mask.

Gvardiol suffered a breached chemoreceptor playing for nine broadside RB Leipzig successful the lead-up to the World Cup and entered the transportation looking similar Batman.

The 20-year-old's superheroic performances astatine the bosom of Croatia's defence helped them to a semi-final place, wherever they were beaten by Argentina.

Gvardiol is an assertive and pacey centre-back, portion besides elegant connected the shot with a crisp passing game, prompting BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Pat Nevin to picture him arsenic a "Rolls-Royce of a defender".

Former England striker Alan Shearer added: "He has been immense successful astir of the games, he's had to bash a batch of defending and enactment due to the fact that of the mode Croatia play.

"He has stood up, helium has been brave connected the shot and beardown successful the tackle." The large Messi did crook him wrong retired during the 3-0 semi-final nonaccomplishment to Argentina, though.

However, Europe's giants are circling, with Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich each reportedly tempted to marque a £70m move.

Jude Bellingham (England)

"I deliberation helium volition beryllium the champion midfielder successful the world." That was England team-mate Phil Foden's appraisal of Jude Bellingham during the World Cup.

You whitethorn forget, but Bellingham is - incredibly - inactive lone 19, but the teenage sensation has an aged caput connected young shoulders.

Just look astatine the maturity helium showed to tally implicit to Harry Kane aft his punishment miss against France, consoling the skipper by putting an limb astir him. Will helium instrumentality the Three Lions armband successful the future?

By netting successful the opening 6-2 triumph implicit Iran, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder became England's second-youngest goalscorer astatine a World Cup, aft Michael Owen successful 1998.

But his prima show came successful the last-16 triumph implicit Senegal, a virtuoso show successful which helium became the archetypal teen to assistance successful a World Cup knockout signifier crippled since astatine slightest 1966.

England's tally came to an extremity successful the adjacent round, but Bellingham's performances person sparked reported involvement from European champions Real Madrid and Liverpool.

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Goncalo Ramos (Portugal)

What a mode to denote yourself connected the planetary stage.

Goncalo Ramos had the unenviable task of coming into the Portugal starting line-up successful spot of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was dropped to the seat for their last-16 necktie against Switzerland.

But the 21-year-old performed spectacularly, grabbing a hat-trick an an assistance connected his archetypal World Cup starts - and already has much goals successful knockout-stage games than the erstwhile Manchester United forward.

Ramos became the archetypal subordinate from his state to nett a treble successful a World Cup knockout lucifer since the large Eusebio successful 1966 - and present the youngster needs to pursuit down the Portugal legend's grounds 473 goals astatine Benfica.

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