Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden (ST)
He came close, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not able to carry his Sweden team past Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Portugal outfit, crashing out in the playoffs despite scoring two goals in the knockout tie.
Robert Lewandowski, Poland (ST)
Co-hosts of the 2012 Euros, Poland paid the price for indifferent performances at home during World Cup qualifying, as Lewandowski’s goals weren’t enough to get them one of the two spots in Group H that would have given them a chance of reaching Brazil.
Edited by Staff Editor