24. Portugal
Portugal passed the ball well, just not enough times. Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t 100 percent fit to play. Pepe got a red card in the first game — no surprise there — and had to miss a game. Injuries piled up in Fabio Coentrao and Hugo Almeida. There just wasn’t much luck for the Portugese in this tournament. Not their year.
Goals Scored: 4 (15th)
Goals Conceded: 7 (25th)
Completed Passes: 79% (5th)
Attacks: 129 (23rd)
Shot on goal per total shots: 53% (22nd)
Possession: 50.7% (15th)
Completed Clearances: 67% (32nd)
Saves: 7 (29th)

Alec Kleyer
Alec Kleyer is a second year student at Macaulay Honors College. He's played, watched, analyzed soccer/futbol most of his life. Visit his blog at knlsoccer.com for soccer news outside of the World Cup!