A look at some of the unsung heroes of qualifying, many of whom will exit the tournament after the qualifiers and all of whom get none of the spotlight. Arjblog brings you the players who have impressed during the 2012 European Championships Qualifying Rounds:
(Trivia alert: There are two players below whose last names start with a double 'l')
The Unsung XII:
Mikael Forssell - Finland - The striker who bombed out at Chelsea has been a Godsend for the Finns at international level. Despite another disappointing qualifying campaign, Forssell has been on fire netting seven goals in eight games. With Finland sitting fourth in their group going into the final pair of matches, Forssell has scored almost half their total of 15 goals, with important strikes against both Netherlands and Hungary. It looks like Leeds have been paying attention as they brought the 30 year old back to England, on a free transfer from Hannover in the summer. Only Miroslav Klose and Klaas Jan Huntelaar have scored more goals than him in the qualifiers.
