World Cup 2018: The best player from each group - Round 2

Group H

James showed just how good he is when operating at his best

Group H saw the current leaders, Senegal and Japan play out a highly entertaining 2-2 draw while Colombia held on to their hopes of making it into the next round by beating Poland by a 3-0 margin. Despite a lot of players shining in the first game, it was Colombia's James Rodriguez who really stepped up when it mattered.

After being dropped for the first game against Japan so as not to worsen an illness, James came back into the team and immediately showed the world what Colombia had been missing. In addition to the two assists he put up, his skills were also in full show for the fans who had turned up to support the team.

10 - Across the last two World Cup tournaments (2014 and 2018), no player has scored more goals (6) or provided more assists (4) than James Rodriguez. Gifted. #POLCOL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/hFdNqjRkHr

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 24, 2018

After setting up Yerry Mina to head home the opener, he found Cuadrado with one of the best passes of the tournament - a curling through ball that was hit with just the right amount of weight, and one that Cuadrado could not have missed if he wanted.

But he did not stop with that. He took some time off to showcase some skill moves on the sidelines and rub some salts into the wounds of the Polish players. With their last game against Senegal, James will have to deliver once more in the biggest stage to take his team into the next round. As we know, it is something he is used to.