Benzema tops them all in World Cup ratings


The France striker amassed 9.79 to beat off competition from Colombia star and leading top scorer James Rodriguez and compatriot Rafael Varane
The Real Madrid star was ranked highest in Fifa's Castrol Index following the Quarter final game against Germany, despite France elimination by Germany
The points earned by a player, accumulates after every single round
The player rating was done by Castrol, Official Sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, experts in using pioneering technology and data analysis to understand the performance of their oils and have used similar expertise to create the Castrol Index, the definitive system for rating player performance.
The analysis takes into consideration, every pass, tackle and move on the field is measured and assessed to see if it has a positive or negative impact on a team's ability to score or concede a goal. The team of Castrol Performance Analysts crunch all the data to award each player a Castrol Index score out of 10 - the stronger the player's performance, the higher their score.
Below is the full list of the ranking
                         Name                   Rating                  Country
 1       Karem Benzema               9.79             France
2       James Rodriguez               9.74             Colombia
3       Rafael Varane               9.7             France
4     Thiago Silva               9.66             Brazil
5     Mats Hummels               9.63             Germany
6     Arjen Robben               9.59             Netherland
7      David Luiz                9.56             Brazil
 8       Neymar                9.53              Brazil
 9      Stefan De Vrij                9.5             Netherlands
10     Jan Vertonghen                9.48            Belgium

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