Like every Premier League side, Everton will be keeping a close eye on players during this World Cup, and no doubt many of those footballers will be moving clubs by the end of the competition.
So, are there any individuals who have already potentially caught the eye, or should be on the Blues' radar as the first round group stages move towards a close?
A team that has perhaps surprised many pundits and other nations' supporters with their excellent start to the tournament, is co-host the USA.
The Americans have won both their opening matches and looked very good in doing so, with a team that is confident, well-organised, and certainly capable of scoring goals.
Defensively, too, the US have been solid, only conceding one goal as they beat Paraguay and then Australia, 4-1 and 2-0, respectively.
Right back continues to be a problem for Everton
One area of his team that David Moyes is keen to improve is right-back, where the Toffees have been desperately struggling to find a replacement for the now departed long-time incumbent Seamus Coleman.
Jake O'Brien has usually been that player for a year or so, and although he started well enough, recently he has struggled, and Everton have looked exposed and vulnerable there. Sorting this out must be a priority in the summer transfer window.
Alex Freeman could be an option to solve this for the Toffees, as the US international has excelled in the World Cup and scored the Americans' second against the Aussies in their most recent win.
He might not be an easy player to secure, and, of course, there are certainly other possible options, but Freeman could certainly be a player whose qualities and versatility would strengthen the Blues defensively.
Attacking options on the international stage
Moving to the forwards, and this is another position that has plagued successive Everton managers season after season without anyone truly satisfying that they can do the job of scoring goals consistently.
No one has been able to make that position his own for years now, and the most recent main candidate, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, departed last summer, so another player had to be signed.
Moyes moved to try to solve this problem by adding Thierno Barry from Villarreal, the same club Freeman is currently playing for.
While Barry has had a few good moments last season that have hinted at his potential and capabilities, he has so far failed to make the number nine position his own and has not scored enough goals.
Now there are rumours he could be sold this summer; however, I would probably keep the Frenchman given that he is a very young player who will take time to acclimatize to the demands of English football.
One forward who has been lighting up recent Group games is Germany's Deniz Undav. The Stuttgart striker netted twice against Ivory Coast to transform the game, after also scoring in the 7-1 defeat of Curacao.
Undav has emerged as something of a super-sub for Germany, coming off the bench to have a huge impact for the four-time World Cup winners.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean he can replicate this form consistently at club level, but he has enjoyed a good spell in the Bundesliga, scoring regularly, since he returned to German football after a failed move to Brighton in January 2022.
His experience in English football might make him reluctant to return, and could also dissuade Premier League sides from moving for him.
The 29-year-old is certainly an instinctive and technically accomplished finisher and seems to have the knack of finding space and being in the right place at the right time. Exactly what the Toffees need.
If he were tempted to try his luck in the Premier League again, he would probably be a more affordable option than other forwards Everton are being linked with, and he could be a very useful player to support the two current centre-forwards.
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