Who do you think has been the best player at the World Cup so far?
Messi? Neymar? Robben? Benzema?
None of the above...
According to FIFA's official 'Castrol Index' ranking of the players in Brazil, the top man is David Luiz, with a 9.79 rating.
An article on FIFA.com says, 'Neymar may be the poster boy of this Brazilian World Cup but the reasons for the hosts' presence in Friday's quarter-final against Colombia can be found further back in Luiz Felipe Scolari's lineup - and the latest Castrol Index ranking reflects this. "
And one of the leading sports goods manufacturers seems to have caught on...
Two days before Brazil takes on Colombia in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals - Nike's new ad features David Luiz's father... talking about his son and football.
'When you play against Brazil you play against 200 million people' - that is the refrain of this latest ad -- a tribute to a soccer crazy nation with dreams of winning the FIFA World Cup on their own soil.
Nike explains the philosophy behind its design - and how blood can flow in colours other than red...