2018 World Cup: 5 best young players of the tournament

#4 Jose Gimenez (Uruguay)

Gimenez got Uruguay's campaign off to a winning start

Gimenez has been that mortar to Diego Godin's brick that together formed an impenetrable wall for their club and country. The 23-year old has grown from strength to strength alongside his experienced centre-back partner and put in a great shift at the back for the Celeste in this World Cup.

With a great positional awareness and excellent reading of the game, Gimenez didn't put a wrong foot forward. He threw his entire bulky frame in the firing line at times to block shots whilst also drove the ball out with purpose whenever Uruguay tried to hit on the break. He averaged 5.3 clearances in 4 appearances and also made 3.3 interceptions per game.

His communication with Godin was just fine as ever but his rather surprising contribution came at the other end of the field when he headed the last minute winner in Uruguay's opening game against Egypt to save his side the blushes and pilfer all three points.