John Terry (England)- Missed the opening game through injury and some considered him lucky to regain his place after Ledley King's performance. Whilst JT wasn't poor, he was also far from his Chelsea best. In short, he just isn't the same player for his country as he is his club. Saying that, people seem to forget that is still a newcomer to international football. And it doesn't help when Sven gets his team defending as deep as Mark Viduka's desert bowl! 6
Wayne Bridge and Joe Cole (England)- Neither played a part at the tournament, although the experience of the trip will prove invaluabl in future. Unfortunately for Bridgey, Ashley Cole's excellent tournament means that his chances of breaking into the team are now even slimmer... N/A
Arjen Robben (Holland)- Like JT, Arjen missed the opening game of the tournament... but he didn't look back after that. Instrumental in gaining the Dutch a 2-0 lead against the Czech Republic, many pundits claim that the reason the Czech's went on to lose that game was due to the early withdrawal of Arjen for the more defensive minded Paul Bosvelt. Not to be deterred, Arjen was on top form once more against Latvia, before tormenting the Swede's in the quarter final. In the resulting penalty shootout in that game, Arjen scored the decisive penalty to make himself a national hero. However, his joy was short lived as the Dutch crumbled at the hands of Portugal, with Arjen putting in his weakest performance of the tournament. All in all, a tournament to remember! 8
Petr Cech (Czech Republic)- Opened the tournament against Latvia with a game that David James would be proud of, despite his side eventually coming through to win 2-1. This was followed up by a fantastic performance against Holland, in which he kept the opposition at bay more times that I can remember. Due to the Czech's early qualification, Petr got the day off when the Czech's faced Germany, but he was back in the side to keep out Denmark in the quarters. He also kept Greece out during the normal 90 minutes, but he was finally beaten in the last second of the first half of extra time by a powerful header. Another Chelsea player who had a tournament to remember. 8
Jesper Gronkjaer (Denmark)- Joined up with his teammates after their opening game draw with Italy after flying back to Denmark due to a family bereavement. Arrived as an early substitute in the game against Bulgaria and, after putting in an impressive performance, capped it all off with a delightful goal. Put in another stong performance against Sweden in the final group game but, like so many of his teammates, was poor in the quarter final defeat to the Czech Republic. 7
Bolo Zenden (Holland)- Started the opening game but was barely seen after that as the Dutch went on to reach the semi final. 5
Paolo Ferreira (Portugal)- Opened the tournament by gifting Greece an early goal and looked shaky throughout that game. Replaced by Miguel for the second game. Came on as a substitute in the final after Miguel went off injured just before half time, but he looked just as effective then as he did in the first game. £13 million- are you sure?!?! 4
Claude Makelele (France)- Like the France side in general, Claude was poor. Did his job effectively, but you have to ask the question, with Patrick Vieira in the side, what was Claude's purpose? On the bright side, the France manager is now on his way to Spurs! 5
William Gallas (France)- William was one of the few decent performers for the French at Euro 2004. Asked to play in his unfavoured position of right back, Willy managed to get up and down the flanks and put in some penetrating balls, as well as performing his defensive duties to his usual high standard. Didn't deserve to go home early. 7
Alexei Smertin (Russia)- One of the few Russian players to come out of the tournament with any sort of credit. Asked to play at centre back alongside a partner he had never played with, Alexei performed heroically at times. But when you're in a group that includes Portugal, Spain and eventual winners Greece, you're going to need a bit of help. Still, Alexei and his teammates leave the tournament as the only side who figured out how to beat Greece! 7