Best player: Andres Iniesta (Spain) Although he didn't score, the Barcelona ace was instrumental in every game for Spain with his faultless passing and sublime dribbling. Deservedly named Player of the Tournament by UEFA. ALMOST...Six years after he was named best player at the World Cup, Italy schemer Andrea Pirlo was once again inspirational for his country, excluding the Azzurri's final drubbing. Best goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Spain) He only conceded once in six games, made a number of crucial saves en route to the title and was impeccable against Italy in the final. ALMOST...Until the final, competition was increasingly hot between the world's top two guardians Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon, but the Spain captain settled it in Kiev. Best manager: Vicente Del Bosque (Spain) Despite playing most of the games without a genuine frontman, World Cup winner Del Bosque guided Spain to victory with the uncommon false-striker tactic that emphatically paid off as the mighty champions ended up as the highest-scoring team in Poland/Ukraine. ALMOST...Italy boss Cesare Prandelli deserved some credit after taking his unfancied side beyond expectations, but the fatal error of using all three substitutions before the 57th minute in the final was key to the humiliating 4-0 defeat to Del Bosque's men. Best goal: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden vs. France) A classy volley from the Sweden captain that will only be added to his long list of acrobatic stunners. ALMOST...A cracking volley from Italy's Daniele De Rossi against England nearly grabbed the goal of the tournament accolade from Ibra. Best assist: Michael Krohn-Dehli (Denmark vs. Portugal) With a superb header, the Denmark midfielder unselfishly set up Nicklas Bendtner with the easiest of finishes to apply in an empty net. ALMOST...Wesley Sneijder made an extraordinary through pass with the outside of his boot for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to bury home, only for the Bundesliga top scorer to spurn it as Holland lost to Denmark. Best save: Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic vs. Poland) With his goalkeeper well-beaten, Czech defender Kadlec's head came out of nowhere with a heroic goal-line clearance in the 95th minute to deny Poland from scoring an equalizer that was enough to send the Czechs home. ALMOST...Andriy Pyatov's block to Ashley Cole's effort would have been memorable if Ukraine hadn't lost! Dark horse: Portugal The only team that were not beaten by Spain, no one expected Portugal to reach the semis and get edged out on penalties by the champions. ALMOST...Not this time Greece! Rising star: Jordi Alba (Spain) The Spain left-back was undoubtedly the revelation of the tournament and that's why he is heading to Nou Camp. ALMOST...Russia's Alan Dzagoev was one of the players of the group stages, but his team's shock exit came as a major blow to his campaign. Biggest upset: Greece beat Russia In a one-side game, Greece somehow snatched the knockout ticket from Russia. THE WORST! Most disappointing player: The flying Dutchman! It has to be Holland's Arjen Robben, who did absolutely nothing to prove his credentials as one of the big names in Poland/Ukraine. Most disappointing team: Poor Oranje Surely Holland...three defeats in three games for the World Cup runners-up was anything but expected. Most disappointing manager: Smuda Franciszek Smuda of Poland hardly made use of the rare home advantage as his side only claimed two points from relatively the easiest group of the finals. Most disappointing incident: Battle of Warsaw The infamous clashes that followed Russia's game with rivals Poland, in what was labeled as a remake of the Battle of Warsaw. Biggest miss: Ronaldo?! Cristiano Ronaldo of all people - the man who banged 60-plus goals for Real Madrid last season and was eventually joint-top scorer of the Euros - failed to hit the target when he had all the time in the world against Denmark. Referee error: No goal Ukraine! Only Hungarian linesman Ivan Vad saw that Marko Devic's effort against England did not cross the line, much to the delight of John Terry!
