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Hat-tricks, penalty saves and stunning finishes have lit up the 2018 World Cup but who is worthy of your team of the group stage?

As the group phase nears its conclusion, England's Harry Kane tops the scoring charts on five, Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa has made more saves than anyone on 17, and, if running is your thing, Christian Eriksen has covered more ground than anyone on 36km.

But are those stats enough? Has Lionel Messi won you over? Have you spotted a stand-out player you think deserves praise? If so, put them in your team of the group stage by using our selector below.

Your World Cup group stage XI

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Source: bbc.com

Source: bbc.com

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