After one month, 51 matches, 117 goals, and countless memorable moments, Euro 2024 has reached its conclusion.
On Sunday, England battled it out with Spain at the Olympiastadion in Berlin as they looked to avenge their painstaking loss to Italy at Wembley three years ago.
However, the Three Lions 58 years of hurt will stretch to at least 60 after La Roja came out victorious in a tremendous finale to a tournament that has gifted us some electrifying matches. On top of that, many young stars have broken through on the biggest of stages.
We have seen players such as Spain’s Lamine Yamal shine against some of the world’s top talents at just 16 and then 17 years old, while Germany’s Florian Wirtz brought his club form into international football.
But not everybody enjoyed a fruitful time at the European Championship – many have come away from Germany wondering what went wrong.
Many Scotland stars struggled at Euro 2024 as they came away with one draw and two losses
Neighbours England made it all the way to the Euros final after beating the Netherlands in the semi-final
But Gareth Southgate’s side were ultimately thwarted against Spain in Sunday’s final in Berlin
Take Scotland for example. Several of their players underperformed in a tournament that promised much more than was delivered. However, they weren’t the only ones.
So, which ten stars have been handed the worst overall ratings by Sofascore? Mail Sport takes you through the biggest flops of the Euros.
10. Jack Hendry (Scotland) – 6.53
We have our first Scot. The fact that Jack Hendry played the full 90 minutes in Scotland’s disastrous opening encounter with Germany, in which they shipped five goals, may have something to do with this rating.
Hendry did not miss a single minute in the group stage, conceding seven goals in three games as Steve Clarke’s side propped up Group A with just a solitary point.
You certainly can’t pin Scotland’s defensive problems on Hendry, but he was the only mainstay in a back three that faltered in each of their three games. They never looked sturdy under pressure, and neither did Hendry.
Jack Hendry didn’t miss a minute in the centre of Scotland’s defence, conceding seven goals
9. Rasmus Hojland (Denmark) – 6.53
Rasmus Hojlund’s first European Championship did not quite go as planned.
The Manchester United star left a lot to be desired in all of his four appearances in Germany, failing to find the back of the net in any of them.
Just like they were when he signed for United last summer, expectations were high for Hojlund to deliver for Denmark.
The Danes did reach the round of 16, finishing second in Group C behind England, but were knocked out by hosts Germany in Dortmund.
Hojlund had several big chances in their tussle with Julian Nagelsmann’s side, but he lacked cutting edge in front of goal when it mattered. Upon being knocked out, the striker admitted that he felt ‘guilty’ for his performances at the tournament.
Rasmus Hojlund apologised for his performances to the Denmark fans via social media
8. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) – 6.53
As you can tell, 6.53 is a common rating. Slovenia’s Petar Stojanovic is the next player on this list to stoop so low at Euro 2024.
Considering Slovenia reached the round of 16 and only conceded two goals in four matches, it is slightly surprising that one of their players makes this list.
However, while Stojanovic can be deployed as a defender, he occupied the right side of midfield for Matjaz Kek’s men throughout the tournament and failed to deliver a goal or assist.
Petar Stojanovic did not register a goal or assist in any of Slovenia’s four matches at the Euros
7. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) – 6.50
Nedim Bajrami had the perfect start to Euro 2024, he scored within 23 seconds of Albania’s opener with defending champions Italy – the fastest goal in the history of the European Championship.
When you do something so brilliant in your first minute of tournament football, it can only go downhill from there, and it did for Bajrami.
The winger struggled in his side’s 2-2 draw against Croatia in the next match and was then booked and hooked off for a poor display in their final group game with eventual finalists, Spain.
Nedim Bajrami broke the record for the fastest goal in a Euros game against holders Italy
6. John McGinn (Scotland) – 6.50
You are not hallucinating, you really have read that correctly. Aston Villa and Scotland’s John McGinn has been rated the sixth-worst player of Euro 2024. I bet he didn’t expect that coming into the tournament.
McGinn was cited as one of Scotland’s key players coming into the Euros after a career-best season at Aston Villa. Many were expecting him to shine against Europe’s top talent, but that was not the case.
While Unai Emery has him thriving further up the pitch for Villa, Steve Clarke could not strike the right tune with McGinn.
He struggled to make an impact in an attacking sense, with Scotland only managing 16 shots across three games. It just didn’t click.
Scotland’s John McGinn failed to deliver his club form on the international stage in Germany
5. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) – 6.50
Things just never got going for Aleksandr Mitrovic at Euro 2024, he seemed a shell of the striker that was banging them in for Fulham just two years ago.
Lumped in a group with England and Denmark, Serbia knew that their first European Championship as an independent nation would be tough – the hopes of a nation were on Mitrovic’s shoulders.
It seemed those hopes were too heavy as Mitrovic failed to find the back of the net at the tournament, with Serbia footing Group C, scoring just one goal.
Mitrovic’s tournament was epitomised by his late miss in a deciding match against Denmark. Usually, he would bury such an opportunity, but he slid it harmlessly wide.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (centre) missed a hatful of chances for Serbia throughout the tournament
4. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) – 6.50
Another nation to come away from Germany disappointed were Poland as they finished rock bottom of Group D.
Przemyslaw Frankowski was trusted by Poland boss Michal Probierz to play every minute available in the group stage, but he failed to make a positive impact on the right-hand side of midfield.
The 29-year-old, who plays his club football in France with RC Lens, did switch to right-back in their 1-1 draw with France, but once again he flattered to deceive.
Poland’s Przemyslaw Frankowski struggled both in midfield and when he played right-back
3. Che Adams (Scotland) – 6.47
I’m sure any Scotland fans reading this will not be surprised with Che Adams’ inclusion on this list.
With the absence of Lyndon Dykes through injury, Adams was Steve Clarke’s go-to man up top throughout Euro 2024. The lack of service meant that Adams was left to his own devices for much of the Tartan Army’s three matches.
In Scotland’s rather embarrassing defeat to Germany, Adams was hooked after just 45 minutes after barely touching the ball. Against Switzerland and Hungary, it didn’t get much better with fans calling for Lawrence Shankland to replace him.
Che Adams cut a lonely figure at the top of the pitch for Scotland due to a lack of service
2. Robin Hranac (Czechia) – 6.33
Robin Hranac’s Euro 2024 will undoubtedly be remembered for his rather unfortunate own goal against Portugal in Czechia’s tournament opener.
He probably imagined that his tournament could only go up from there, well, he would be wrong. Against Georgia in their next match, Hranac gave away a penalty for handball, which Georges Mikautadze duly converted.
After two poor performances which rendered just one point, Hranac kept his position at the heart of the Czechia defence in a must-win game against Turkey. Yet again, Hranac struggled as the Turks ran out 2-1 winners – putting an end to the defender’s miserable tournament.
Robin Hranac (left) gave away a penalty for handball, which was scored in a draw with Georgia
1. Anthony Ralston (Scotland) – 6.33
The unfortunate player at the top of this list is Scotland’s right wing-back, Anthony Ralston. The Celtic man endured a rather turbulent tournament, things were rocky before it even got underway.
Ralston was not even expected to travel to Germany, let alone start. But due to Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson both picking up injuries, the full-back who can hardly get a kick for Celtic was suddenly facing the likes of Jamal Musiala.
We all know the opener didn’t go well for the Scots, and Ralston was a player who received a fair amount of flack after the defeat.
Jamal Musiala (right) caused Anthony Ralston (left) all sorts of trouble in the Euros opener
More criticism came his way after he gifted the ball to Xherdan Shaqiri to emphatically equalise for Switzerland in their second match.
It turned out to be a brutal introduction to international tournament football for the 25-year-old as he is rated the worst player of the Euros by Sofascore.
