Tom Maston

GOAL counts down the top 50 talents born on or after January 1, 2003 from all around the world

After a dramatic last 16, who of the remaining eight sides is most likely to go on and lift the European Cup in Paris?

The 18-year-old has already played and scored for the Austrian champions' first team, and has earned a first international call-up for Switzerland

The 17-year-old is already one of FC Nordsjaelland's star players having previously had trials at Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Tottenham

The 16-year-old winger, who is interesting the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, is already thriving in the FC Copenhagen first team

The Elland Road outfit suffered their joint-heaviest defeat ever against Manchester City on Tuesday, and have won just three league games all season

The Argentine wizard - as predicted by GOAL - won his seventh Golden Ball on November 29, beating the Bayern Munich star into second place

The 18-year-old, who is the son of a Croatia legend and has been likened to Dusan Vlahovic, has scored 15 goals for club and country already this term

The 19-year-old is impressing at Genk, two years on from becoming the youngest shot-stopper to ever appear in the Champions League

As domestic seasons take a break to allow for international action, Goal takes a look at some lesser-known star performers of the campaign so far...

The 19-year-old has been likened to Sadio Mane having impressed with his pace and trickery during his emergence at FC Copenhagen

The 17-year-old made headlines when netting on his Molde debut, mirroring what his esteemed relative managed when he was making his way to the top

With English academies boasting huge amounts of talented teenagers, plenty are primed to graduate into the first-team during the coming campaign

The 17-year-old striker is already the youngest player to represent Spurs in the Premier League having been tipped for the top by Jose Mourinho

Whether they are established names, future stars or summer transfer targets, there are a host of intriguing players in action at the Games in Japan

Gareth Southgate's side may have fallen at the final hurdle at Euro 2020, but the Three Lions' production line is showing no sign of slowing down

Roberto Mancini's side were second-best against La Roja in Tuesday's semi-final, but their shootout win suggests they may well be unstoppable

With the quarter-final line-up now set, Goal breaks down which teams look most likely to contest the final on July 11