WORLD CUP 2014: GOLDEN BOOTS AND GOLDEN BALL CANDIDATE JAMES RODGRIGUEZ (COLUMBIA) 6 GOALS 2 ASSISTS RATED BEST GROUP STAGE PLAYER BY FIFA (CASTROL INDEX) 1ST GOAL VERSUS URUGUAY RATED BEST IN TOURNAMENT SO FAR WON 3 MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS IN 5 MATCHES (AGAINST GREECE, IVORY COAST AND URUGUAY) In Columbias opening match of the tournament, Rodríguez had set up the first two goals and scored a last-minute goal with a low shot to seal a 3–0 victory over Greece and was named man of the match by FIFA.[79] In the second match, Rodríguez continued on his form by scoring with a header and setting up a second goal for Juan Fernando Quintero in a 2–1 victory over Ivory Coast; he was once again elected as man of the match.[80] In the final group stage match against Japan, Rodríguez came on as a second half substitute and assisted two Jackson Martínez goals before scoring the final goal in a 4–1 victory.[81][82] At the end of the group stage, Rodríguez was ranked as the best performing player at the tournament by FIFA.[83] On 28 June, Rodríguez scored both goals to defeat Uruguay 2–0 at the Estádio do Maracanã in the round of 16, taking Colombia to its first ever World Cup quarter-final. These goals made him the first player to score in all of his teams opening matches since Ronaldo and Rivaldo in 2002, and also made him the highest scorer at the 2014 tournament with five goals.[84] His volleyed opening goal was described as one of the greatest goals the World Cup has ever seen by opposition manager Óscar Tabárez, who also called Rodríguez the best player in the World Cup.[85] For his performance against the Uruguayans, Rodríguez was named by FIFA as man of the match for the third time in four matches.[86] In the quarter-final against Brazil, he scored his sixth goal of the tournament in Colombias 2–1 defeat.[87] Rodríguez received a standing ovation from the home crowd, ending his first World Cup campaign with six goals and two assists in five matches.[90] On 11 July, he was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFAs Golden Ball award for the tournaments best player.[91] --------------------------------------- Adapted from Wikipedia Also see fifa/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=rodriguez-hits-front-as-perisic-goes-home-in-second-2387611.html
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