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Alexis Mac Allister helped carry Argentina into the World Cup knockout stages, scoring the opening goal in his nation’s 2-0 win over Poland

Moises Caicedo became the first ever Brighton player to score at a World Cup but it was bittersweet as Ecuador were eliminated from the tournament

Tariq Lamptey made his first start at the World Cup and helped Ghana edge out South Korea and Son Heung-min 3-2 in a five goal thriller

Kaoru Mitoma and Leandro Trossard are close to World Cup elimination after both were only named on the bench for Japan and Belgium in their second group games

Alexis Mac Allister played his first minutes of the 2022 World Cup and it resulted in a first win for Argentina who saw off Mexico

Pervis Estupinan and Moises Caicedo were both impressive as Ecuador drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in their second game at the World Cup

Tariq Lamptey made his World Cup debut for Ghana against Portugal, completing a pleasing comeback having spent almost a year out injured

Kaoru Mitoma came off the bench with Japan trailing Germany 1-0, inspiring the Samurai Blue to come from behind and win 2-1

Alexis Mac Allister was an unused substitute for Argentina in their opening World Cup game where they suffered a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia

Three Brighton players were involved in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup where Ecuador defeated controversial hosts Qatar 2-0