James Rodriguez (Hero): He made the absence of talismanic Colombian striker Radamel Falcao irrelevant as the angelic-faced 23-year-old scored six goals and set up two goals to boot. Showed great maturity in not losing his cool under intense provocation from the robust tactics adopted by the Brazilians in their quarterfinal. The irony was that he ended up being booked for an innocuous foul. Tears at the end but he brought much joy. (Reuters Photo)