Euro 2008- Portugal: Portugal has been placed under Group A with three other teams namely Czech Republic, Turkey and Switzerland in Euro Cup 2008. In spite of having an enviable record in world football tournaments during the 1960s, it was not until Euro 1984 in France, that Portugal made it to the finals of the UEFA European Football Championships. Their best result came in 2004, when they finished second in their home ground.
Portugal became the second team in Group A of the Euro Cup 2008 qualifiers after Poland. They scored 27 points in the qualifiers. The other teams included Poland, Azerbaijan, Finland, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia and Kazakhstan. Portugal had a draw with Poland, Finland and Serbia in their home match and won rest of the home matches. In the away matches, Portugal had a draw with Armenia, Finland and Serbia.
The Euro 2008- Portugal players are as follows:
Midfielders: Manuel Fernandes, Carlos Martins, Tiago, Miguel Veloso, Nani, Hugo Viana, Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho, Duda, Maniche, Raul Meireles, Deco, Costinha, Petit, Simao.
- Forwards: Hugo Almeida, Ariza Makukula, Nuno Gomes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Tomas, Helder Postiga.
- Defenders: Bruno Alves, Bosingwa, Nuno Valente, Marco Caneira, Jorge Ribeiro, Tonel, Luis Miguel, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho, Jorge Andrade, Ricardo Costa, Nelson, Ricardo Rocha, Pepe, Jose Antonio, Fernando Meira.
- Goalkeepers: Ricardo, Daniel Fernandes, Quim.
The match summary of Euro 2008- Portugal is as follows:
- Portugal will start their Euro 2008 campaign against Turkey on the opening day of the tournament, which is 7th of July, at the Stade de Geneva in Switzerland.
- Their match against Czech Republic is at the same venue on 11th of June.
- Portugal will play the last match of their group league on 15th June against Switzerland at St. Jakob Park in Basel.
They have World Cup winning Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari as their manager. With players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Maniche or Deco in their ranks, Portugal is expected to display great skills in the tournament.
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