Ranking Portugal's Players on Their Euro 2016 Performances | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Like Vieirinha, Ricardo Carvalho started the tournament with a spot in Santos' first-choice defence but, in what must have been one of the more difficult decisions for the manager, the veteran was dropped from the side following the group stage.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid defender, 38, has been a wonderful player over the years, and he started this tournament in decent form, but the Hungary game badly exposed a lot of pace and positioning, and this would surely be the ideal time for him to retire from international football.