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#1 Denis Cheryshev
Before this World Cup, most casual football fans would have known Denis Cheryshev as the man responsible for the most embarrassing moment in Real Madrid's recent history. Fielded in a 2015 Copa Del Rey match against Cadiz despite him being ineligible to play, his contribution to world football could have been reduced to that interesting - but hardly significant - footnote were it not for Alan Dzagoev pulling up injured within half-an-hour of the World Cup starting.
Coming on, he scored two absolute corkers to lead Russia's demolition of Saudi Arabia - he continued with a stunner against Egypt, before topping it all of with an absolutely astonishing belter against Croatia -- one that I went totally loco describing
Regardless of what he does for Villarreal or any other potential future club, after this Cup, Cheryshev will forever be immortalised as the man who made his home country dance with joy.
