Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t do enough to prevent his Portugal team from losing 4-0 to Germany.
Portugal player ratings
Patricio 5 – Never played well and nearly lost it straight away with a poor kick leading to a Sami Khedira open-goal opportunity.
Joao Pereira 7 – Despite the score, Pereira played well, made some crucial tackles and blocks.
Fábio Coentrao 7 – Much like Pereira, had a very good game, the scoreline did not reflect his performance.
Miguel Veloso 5 – Barely had a game, conceding three in the first half and was sacrificed at half-time because of the Pepe red card.
Pepe 1 – Very silly. The sending-off could have cost his team World Cup group qualification. Not only let his team down, but his country too.
Bruno Alves 5 – Never did much to help his team.
Joao Moutinho 6 – Showed good skill and turns, but that was the only flair Portugal had.
Raul Meireles 5 – Gave the ball away lots, contributed nothing and was missing for most of the game.
Hugo Almeida 4 – Unlucky to get injured and be substituted after only 28 minutes
Nani 5 – Seem to actually hinder his team more than anything. So many times he had opportunities to feed his team-mates through, but the final ball let him down every time.
Cristiano Ronaldo 5 – Probably the biggest anti-climax of the World Cup so far. Frustration showed and he seemed to want to do it all himself at times.
SUBS
Ricardo Costa – N/A
Eder – N/A
Almeida – N/A
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