FOURTH FOR FIGO, PORTUGAL
Veteran sets up lone goal in 3-1 loss
Luis Figo came off the bench to set up Nuno Gomes's 88th-minute goal, but it was not enough to secure a victory for Portugal in Saturday's third-place match against Germany. Complete
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ZIDANE”S PK KOs PORTUGAL
Loss sets up 3rd place showdown against Germany
France survived a second-half surge by Portugal and the goalkeeping antics of Fabien Barthez to book its second spot in a World Cup final Wednesday night. Captain and midfielder Zinedine Zidane converted a first-half penalty kick to lift the French to a 1-0 semifinal victory over Portugal. Complete
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SAVING GRACE
Portugal GK stands out in shootout, ousts Brits
Goalkeeper Ricardo made three saves in the penalty-kick shootout and Cristiano Ronaldo converted the game-winner to lift Portugal to a 3-1 tie-breaker victory over England in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Saturday. Complete
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BAD JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
Portugal survives ref, ill-tempered affair
There were moments in the 90-minute match during Portugal’s 1-0 World Cup victory over the Netherlands they actually played a little soccer in Nuremberg, Germany on Sunday night. Inbetween the fouls, 16 yellow cards and a Cup record four red cards handed out by Russian referee Valentin Ivanov, the teams managed to kick the ball instead of each other in one of the most ill-tempered and nasty matches in the 76-year history of the competition.
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GROUP WINNERS
Portugal beats Mexico 2-1
Some teams just have all the luck, no matter what they do. Just ask Mexico, which qualified for the second round of the World Cup on Wednesday. The Mexicans missed a key penalty kick early in the second half, had a player red-carded and then dropped a 2-1 Group D decision to Portugal., 2-1. The Mexicans still managed to survive and play another day. Complete
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06/11
Angola 1-0 W
06/17
Iran 2-0 W
06/21
Mexico 2-1 W
06/25
Netherlands 1-0 W
07/01
England 0 (3)- 0 (1) W
07/05
France 0-1 L
07/08
Germany 1-3 L
Population:
10,100,000
World
Cup Group: D
Colors:
Red shirts, green shorts, red socks
Head Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
World
Cup Appearances: 4th. 7-5-0, 25 goals
for, 16 against. 1966 (third place), 1986
(first round), 2002 (first round).
