Teofilo Gutierrez (Colombia)
Plenty of eyebrows were raised in Europe when it became apparent that River Plate forward Teo Gutierrez, rather than Porto duo Jackson Martinez and Juan Quintero or Sevilla star Carlos Bacca, who would be charged with replacing Falcao and leading the Colombian line this summer. Gutierrez has immediately put them in their place, however, scoring in the opening win over Greece and causing all manner of trouble for opposition defences in both games.
Gutierrez, a 29 year-old who has spent his entire career in Latin America apart from a brief but successful stint with Trabzonsport, could be given another crack at Europe if he keeps up his impressive form for Colombia.