Once again his distribution was suspect, but his reflexes also surprisingly let him down when he was deceived by Ji's hopeful long-range strike. Redeemed himself a little with a top-notch save from Koo in extra time, but couldn't help his side in the shootout.
Once again deployed out of position at right-back, he failed to unleash countryman Bellamy with the same regularity as against Uruguay, and his defensive positioning was suspect.
Defended his flank reasonably well and also bombed forward whenever he could, though not often to any great effect.
His intelligent positioning largely limited his opponents to shots from range, and he also spread the play well.
His usual muscular presence in the heart of defence restricted the South Koreans' joy in the final third, and he was rarely beaten in the air. Withdrawn just before the hour mark with what appeared to be an ankle injury.
Denied the possession to show the full extent of his quality, he nevertheless worked extremely hard from box to box and was unlucky not to connect with an inviting Bellamy cross at the start of the second half.
Was unable to reproduce his virtuoso display against Uruguay, giving the ball away with greater regularity and failing to create quite as much on the ball. Still showed glimpses of class though.
A decidedly mixed evening. Played with great maturity on the ball in difficult circumstances, but was lucky to score even one of his two extremely tame penalties in normal time, before stepping up and converting in the shootout.
Starved of possession early on, he grew into the game with his team, prodding and probing with his pace and direct running. His incisive pass to Sturridge also led to the second penalty.
Worked hard despite being short of service for much of the evening. His intelligent movement into channels repeatedly caused problems in the South Korean defence, and led to his side's second penalty. His miss in the shootout, however, will haunt him.
Carried a threat every time he was able to run with the ball, but wasn't given enough to work with. He was unlucky his excellent cross narrowly evaded Cleverley early in the second half.
Looked relatively unruffled when called upon to replace Richards with just under half an hour of normal time remaining. Converted his penalty well.
Came on for Sinclair at half-time of extra time to shore up the Team GB left-flank.
Replaced Bellamy with five minutes of normal time remaining, but looked off the pace and failed to exert much influence. Took his penalty with some aplomb, though it proved in vain.
Looked solid until his withdrawal on 62 minutes after an aerial collision with Richards. Unlucky not to save both of Ramsey's tame penalties in normal time.
Looked troubled whenever Bellamy was given the chance to run at him, and was fortunate the Welshman's time on the ball was limited.
Generally looked solid at the heart of the Korean defence, but was caught out a couple of times positionally when Team GB were at their most incisive.
Seemed panicked whenever Sturridge got the ball near the penalty area, and his clumsy tackle gave Ramsey the chance to put the hosts in front.
Had no time to make an impression before a nasty-looking wrist injury put an end to his evening with just seven minutes on the clock.
His team's best player. His set-piece deliveries were consistently dangerous, while he also used the ball well and worked back to help his defence magnificently. Then there was also the small matter of his winning penalty.
Worked hard to protect his full-back from the threat posed by the jet-heeled combination of Bertrand and Sinclair, but contributed little of note going forward.
Played intelligently both on the left and after he was moved into the middle, helping his side thread together numerous extended spells of possession.
Calm on the ball and pressed Team GB's midfield very well, and even managed to send in a couple of dangerous crosses of his own.
Carried his side's main attacking threat and worked extremely hard, although he needed a little help from Butland to give his side the lead, and his finishing thereafter left a lot to be desired.
Put in another selfless, industrious display, but his lack of invention means it's still not quite clear why Arsene Wenger saw fit to bring him to England.
His kicking looked occasionally suspect, but he wasn't really tested by a tiring Team GB attack. Made a hero of himself in the shootout though, brilliantly saving Sturridge's spot-kick.
Perhaps slightly unlucky to give away a penalty for handball as he was sliding in to block Bertrand's shot, but he was more culpable for the amount of joy Sinclair managed to get down the left flank.
Replaced Ji in extra time after the Sunderland man had missed a couple of glorious chances but, other than running the channels, he achieved little.
| Tournament | |
| Position | |
| Ranking |
| Rank/Player | Position | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. M. Fabián | Midfielder | Mexico | 4.00 |
| 2. Neymar | Striker | Brazil | 3.67 |
| 3. Oscar | Midfielder | Brazil | 3.60 |
| 4. Sung-Yong Ki | Midfielder | South Korea | 3.50 |
| 5. O. Peralta | Striker | Mexico | 3.50 |
| 6. Leandro Damião | Striker | Brazil | 3.50 |
| 7. Rômulo | Midfielder | Brazil Under 23 | 3.40 |
| 8. Yuki Otsu | Midfielder | Japan Under 23 | 3.38 |
| 9. Tom Cleverley | Midfielder | England | 3.25 |
| 10. Marcelo | Defender | Brazil | 3.25 |
| 11. J. Corona | Goalkeeper | Mexico | 3.17 |
| 12. Jorge Enríquez | Midfielder | Mexico | 3.17 |
| 13. Scott Sinclair | Midfielder | Great Britain U-23 | 3.17 |
| 14. J. Aquino | Defender | Mexico | 3.17 |
| 15. Koo Ja-Cheol | Midfielder | South Korea | 3.17 |
| 16. Hulk | Striker | Brazil | 3.13 |
| 17. Steven Caulker | Defender | Great Britain U-23 | 3.13 |
| 18. Juan Mata | Striker | Spain | 3.00 |
| 19. Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder | Wales | 3.00 |
| 20. Daniel Sturridge | Striker | England | 3.00 |
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leandro Damião Striker Internacional |
6 | 0 |
|
Moussa Konaté Striker Krasnodar |
5 | 0 |
|
O. Peralta Striker Santos Laguna |
4 | 0 |
|
Giovani dos Santos Striker Mallorca |
3 | 1 |
|
Neymar Striker Santos |
3 | 1 |
