Ranking the 10 best players remaining in the World Cup semifinals

The FIFA World Cup semifinals feature the four highest-ranked teams meeting at this stage for the first time in history, with France facing Spain on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, and England taking on defending champion Argentina on Wednesday in Atlanta. The winners will meet in the final on Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The tournament has produced standout individual performances, including a player who broke the World Cup all-time scoring record with a hat trick against Algeria and scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches.