The group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has now concluded – let’s take a look at some of the top performers during the first round of the competition.

We have already witnessed countless thrills and spills – perhaps the biggest shock of the group stage saw Germany, one of the favourites to win the tournament, crashing out at the first hurdle.

We won’t be focusing on team’s for this list, however – instead, we’ll be examining the best individual performers during the group stages.

The players in this list play for international outfits such as Japan, Brazil and England – before we begin, can you guess who they are?