Neymar and Oscar got most of the headlines for Brazil last night, but in many ways Luiz Gustavo should also get plenty of praise.
Sitting so deep that he was almost a third centre-back, he played a disciplined role in front of a nervous back four.
Tidy on the ball with a 96 per cent pass completion rate according to Squawka, he also had the highest interception count of any player last night with five as this Squawka graphic reveals:
His role differed markedly from Luka Modric who also played a deep lying role for Croatia. While, Gustavo tended to keep play ticking over by making simple passes, the Real Madrid playmaker was more ambitious.
Completing just a shade under 90 per cent of his passes, he also managed to create four chances from deep:
