World Cup 2018: Best combined XI from the Quarter-finals

RW: Antoine Griezmann (France)

Griezmann is France's leading goal-scorer in the tournament

Antoine Griezmann was lucky to get on the score-sheet against Uruguay but that does not negate the fact that he is a world-class forward capable of walking into the starting line-ups of most teams on the planet. The Atletico Madrid winger has been the leading goal-scorer for his country in the tournament alongside Kylian Mbappe and has worked tirelessly with or without the ball at his feet.

That particular reason is exactly why he gets the nod in our all-star XI, he can prove to be an asset even without the ball at his disposal thanks to his immense work rate and never-ending desire to play for the shirt.

False 9 (Second Striker): Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)

Kevin De Bruyne was deployed in a more liberated role as part of an attacking trio alongside Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku against Brazil and the tactical tweak paid off tremendously in favour of Roberto Martinez and his team. The Belgian was given the freedom to wreck havoc inside the opponent's final third and he took the opportunity with much aplomb and caused all kinds of problems to the five-time world champions.

In this particular system, De Bruyne will operate as a false nine who is capable of dropping down to midfield and combining effectively with his wide forwards who are well and truly capable of cutting inside and finding the back of the net.

LW: Eden Hazard (Belgium)

The Belgium skipper was almost unplayable on the night against Brazil and made Fagner look like a training cone on countless occasions as he unleashed his wrath on Brazil's third-choice right back, who had no answer to Eden Hazard's trademark runs down the flank. Despite not scoring a goal or grabbing an assist, Hazard was still destructive and completed all the 10 take-on's he attempted against the Selecao to cap off a memorable performance for the Red Devils.