Winners & Losers

The former Fulham striker netted a stunning hat-trick to move his new side to the top of the table heading into the international break

The window closed on Friday evening - at least in Europe - so who is sitting pretty right now and who is wondering how it went so wrong?

The defending champions are effectively already through to the last 16, but their neighbours will do well to avoid an early elimination

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner scored twice against Al-Shabab in another action-packed round of fixtures in the Middle East

The Reds showed impressive resilence to triumph at St James Park, but their backline just isn't good enough to sustain a title challenge

It has been a slow start to the season for a number of the Pro League's foreign imports, but signs are that the biggest names are back to their best

This was a tournament packed with amazing storylines, from surprise packages to shock early exits, but who stood out, for both good and bad reasons?

La Roja ran out 1-0 winners over the European champions in Sydney as they defied the odds of being without 12 key players to seal the trophy

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's return couldn't inspire Luis Castro's side, who are already six points off the top after just two matches

Phil Foden and newcomer Josko Gvardiol were outstanding as the treble winners overcame their tiredness to see off the Magpies

Erik ten Hag's side had another miserable performance in their second game of the season and this time they were punished for it

The Manchester United star shook off her critics to set Sarina Wiegman's side on their way to a 3-1 win on Sydney that sets up a finale against Spain

The 19-year-old came off the bench to score for the second game in a row as Jorge Vilda's crisis-hit side reached their first ever women's final

Without the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Al-Nassr lost to Al-Ettifaq on Monday, but other new arrivals enjoyed strong Pro League debuts

Both backlines were badly exposed in an incredibly open game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon

The Lionesses produced a resolute defensive display to see off Colombia and have all the tools to go on and win the tournament

Kelly netted the winning penalty in the shootout after James had seen red late on for stamping on a Nigerian opponent in Monday's last-16 clash

The England international made two fine saves to keep Mikel Arteta's side in it before keeping out Rodri's spot-kick in the shootout at Wembley

The coach of the defending champion side again came up short with his in-game tactics, and it would be stunning if he were to keep his job

As the tournament's knockout stages prepare to begin, GOAL picks out the winners and losers from a group phase full of surprises

The Dutch coach needed to find a new way to play without Keira Walsh and found a system that got the best out of a number of her star players

The U.S. is limping into the knockouts, having had their weaknesses exposed all through the first three games of this tournament.

The Barcelona star was stretchered off on Friday, leaving the European champions with a massive problem to solve in midfield

The U.S. boss didn't set his team up to succeed and then left them out to dry in a game that was dying for a change

The Manchester United shot-stopper came up with a huge save late on to ensure the European champions won their opener in Australia

While some familiar faces didn't put in vintage performances, Vlatko Andonokski's World Cup debutants stepped up in a lopsided win

GOAL takes a look at the U.S. players that boosted their stock and those that faltered following the semifinal exit at the hands of Panama.

It was a disappointing night for the USMNT, as several players faltered to seal a premature Gold Cup exit at the semifinal stage.

The full-back put in another strong showing in the Gold Cup quarter-final as B.J. Callaghan's team won on penalties after a 2-2 draw