Eleven of EURO2008's best

With just a match to go in this football fiesta, it's time we look at some of the players who provided nothing short of quality.

Multinational 11: (no country is repeated) - made to a 4-3-3 for convenience
GK: Iker Casillas (spain): It may take more than cryptography on the creative side, or brute power on the physical side to break the Casillas code. The 'Real' goal-keeper may have been put to sweat in just one match, but that was more than ample demo of this keeper's value. After successfully frustrating the imposing Luca Toni (who has had negative fortunes this euro), he blocked penalty kicks from Daniele De Rossi and Di Natale, to propel Spain to the Semi-Finals where he was rarely tested.

RB: Cosmin Contra (Romania): Romania may have not gone beyond group stages, but they did enough to be a real pest to the killers of the 'group of death'. If Italy and France were held to draws, it was duly because of Contra's marking of the likes of Florent Malouda, Karim Benzema, Ambrosini and Toni. He's one from the non-qualifiers that deserves a place in some list.

CB: Pepe (Portugal): One of the untiring defenders, another from Real, who runs the entire length of the field and breaks forward in attack in a jiffy as he showed when scoring Portugal's first goal of Euro08. He is equally dangerous in set pieces, and could have had a goal or 2 more from corner kicks.

CB: Christian Panucci (Italy): Without him Italy could've been out in group stages. Besides his equaliser to Adrian Mutu's goal for Romania, he joined fellow Azzuri defenders in effectively blocking Buffon's territory from the French.

LB:Phillip Lahm (Germany): Lahm has been terriffic along the flanks and always involved in every attack, cutting in every now and then, backing up for creating attacks out of clearances and preventing counter-attacks. Lahm scored a very beautiffully orchestrated decisive goal in the quarter-finals vs Turkey.

RM: Libor Sionko (Czech Rep.): Sionko has been the source of the Czech goals, scoring one, as well as setting up Jan Koller in the match vs Turkey that the dramatically lost.

CM: Luka Modric (Croatia): Modric proved why Tottenham Hotspur or so interested in him. His time started and ended with penalty kicks. After scoring a 4th minute penalty against minnows Austria, sadly he missed in the shoot-out against Turkey in the quater-finals. But Croatia's progress to that level could've been doubtful without. Modric's quality football and orchestrating the attack between himself, Olic and Srna.

LM: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands): Sneijder's goal against Italy is rated as the best in terms of build-up in this Euro. It was the highest quality of football seen in the tournament where he combined beautifully with Van Bronkhorst. In the next match, Sneijder addd more agony to an already 1-3 down France with a thunder from outside the penalty box in he 91st minute. And without Sneijder's accurately directed free kick, the dutch would have lost the quarter finals within 90 minutes. Yet another 'Real' star.

RF: Semih Senturk(Turkey): When there is a goal needed, there is Semih. Late heart-breaking goals have been the theme of Semih and turkey. Czezh lead 1-0, Semih comes on as sub and equalises before Nihat fires 2. In the quarter finals, Croatia lead 1-0 in the 119th minute thanks to Klasnic. But Semih equalises in 121st minute to force the penalties which Turkey win. In the Semi(h)-finals, Germany lead 2-1 80th minute for Semih to equalise in 82nd minute (ouch! Lahm scored one more for Germany, but where did Semih go??? but thats too much to expect!!!).

CF: Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Sweden): Sweden played just the first round, but Zlatan ended his goal drought for Sweden with two goals, in a victory against Greece, and a near draw against Spain. Zlatan is Sweden's consolation.

LF:Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia): In Russia's dream run, Roman was Russia's dream boy, and Andrei Arshavin was his dream side-kick. Roman exhibited, beautiful control, good direction and some of the most deft touches for goal. His Goal against the Dutch is probably the most memorable purely on its importance and the way Russia were playing then. His first-round goal against Spain too should be given credit for beating this list's Goal-Keeper.