Goalkeeper:

Fatau Dauda (Ghana) : Dauda was Ghana's star man, despite conceding twice, once through a sliced clearance from his very own teammate and the other from his own mistake that lead to Cristiano Ronaldo smashing home from close range. Dauda made 6 saves and had 4 successful cross claims. Interestingly Dauda won 3 headers in the air.

Defenders:

Bruno Alves (Portugal) : Alves had a solid game against Ghana and left Portugal fans wishing he'd been as solid in the first two fixtures as Portugal crashed out despite a win. Alves saw 23 of his 29 passes reaches intended targets, he made 5 tackles, 3 interceptions and won 3 times in the air. In addition to this he made 12 clearances. Alves is today's player of the day.

Per Mertesacker (Germany) : Mertesacker made over a century of passes and misplaced just four of his 106 attempted. The Arsenal centre-half made 1 tackle amongst 2 clearances and 1 interception. He was also unbeaten in the air.

Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) : Vertonghen scored the only goal of the game in a lacklustre 1-0 win for the Belgians. The Spurs defender is immensely talented with the ball at his feet, evident with his completed 23 passes, made 2 tackles as well as 2 interceptions. He also made 6 clearances.

Nicolas Lombaerts (Belgium) : Lombaerts had a perfect passing game with all 24 attempts reaching who they were intended for. He made 3 tackles, 7 clearances, 1 interception and won 3 of his aerial duels. 

Sergei Ignashevich (Russia) : Ignashevich was a rock despite being part of a defence that conceded once which ultimately cost the Russians the place in the finals. He made 49 passes, 2 tackles, 11 clearances, 1 interception as well as winning 7 of his 9 headed duels.

Midfielders:

Toni Kroos (Germany) : Kroos, like his compatriot Mertesacker, made over a century of passes. He made 103 from 109 attempts all over the pitch. The Bayern midfielder also contributed defensively, making one tackle, clearance and interception over the course of the game.

Nani (Portugal) : Nani was Portugal's second best performer behind Bruno Alves. The winger completed 38 passes. He had 1 successful cross, tackle and 2 take-ons. He also made 1 clearance and won both times in the air.

Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria) : Feghouli soldiered on through a head wound in the game and played fantastically. The Valencia wide-man made 28 passes, 2 tackles, 1 clearance and an interception. Furthermore, he won 4 times in the air and won 2 of his 3 take-on attempts. 

Forwards:

Thomas Muller (Germany) : Muller saved the day for Germany scoring the only goal of the game and what a goal it was. Bayern's versatile attacker's goal took his tally in the tournament to 4 and is showing no signs of stopping. Muller misplaced just 4 passes from 30 and had 2 key passes. 

Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) : Gyan's goal looked to have given Ghana somewhat of a lifeline until Ronaldo scored and ultimately broke the hearts of Ghanians worldwide. Gyan made 11 passes, 1 cross and 2 clearances. He won 2 of his 3 take-ons and 3 aerial duels.

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