World Cup 2018: Team of the tournament, round one

RW: Denis Cheryshev

He wasn't even going to start a match, but when Alan Dzagoev got injured within the first half hour of the tournament, a slight crack opened up - and boy did he burst through it. Fast, incisive, direct, Cheryshev's move to the left added dynamism and precision to Russia's attack and both his goals on an opening day were worthy of any occasion.

The first touch on his first goal, though, WOOF!

ST: Diego Costa

He's strong, he's fast, he's powerful in the air, and he's got a helluva shot on him. There are few better strikers in modern football at the moment. His second goal was a study in opportunistic, predatory, finishing but it's the first that really showcases the best of his qualities. He bullied the un-bulliable Pepe in the air, sent Jose Fonte into rehab with a couple of sashays and absolutely buried the finish into the top corner.

LW: Cristiano Ronaldo

Four shots on goal. Three goals. One of them a last-minute freekick from thirty yards out. Cristiano Ronaldo has finally arrived at the World Cup, and about time too.

Manager: Juan Carlos Osorio

The Mexican out-tacticed (in the immortal turn of phrase that Big Sam invented) one of global football's true masterminds -- playing to his strengths, exposing Germany's weaknesses and if Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez was on his A-game, this game would have ended in a massive, massive, embarrassment for the defending Champions.