During the draws for the Euro 1992 qualifying, the Netherlands was seen as the strongest team besides Portugal. Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams. With five wins and eleven points, the Portuguese ended second behind the Dutch, who had two more points than Portugal. A famous result in this campaign was the 1–0 home win against the Dutch.
They participated in the friendly 1992 U.S. Cup along with the host, USA, Italy and Ireland in a round robin tournament. Portugal finished last with one point (six behind winners United States) from a draw with Italy (0–0). The other two games were defeats with USA (1–0) and the Republic of Ireland (2–0).
For the ’94 World Cup qualification, Portugal played in the same group as Estonia, Italy, Malta, Scotland and Switzerland for the two highest places. They disappointed, ending in third with fourteen points and six wins, just two points behind winner’s Italy and one behind second-placed Switzerland. In the last game of the round, Portugal were defeated by Italy in Milan. The Selecção managed to win 1–0 against Switzerland and 5–0 against the Scots, both were home wins. The then manager, Carlos Queiroz, blamed the Football Federation for this failure, saying that "They should clean the mess that the Federation has."
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
1928 Olympic Tournament
After years of playing friendly games, Portugal was invited to enter the 1928 Summer Olympics Football Tournament, which was, at that time, contested by the best national "A" teams in the world and, therefore, considered to be the best international footballing tournament until the FIFA World Cup started, two years later, in 1930.
The Portuguese team was drawn in the preliminary round against Chile for a place in the first round. After falling 2–0 behind, Portugal scored four goals, winning the game 4–2 in what was their first win away from home soil. After their fantastic win against Chile, they faced off Yugoslavia and won 2–1 thanks to a late goal in the 90th minute.
Egypt was the team that followed in the quarter finals. Here the Portuguese adventure ended after a 2–1 defeat. In the following games, the Egyptians lost against Argentina (6–0) in the semi-final and Italy (11–3) for the bronze medal match, which bittered the players. Nevertheless, it was a bright start in international tournaments for the team.
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The Portuguese team was drawn in the preliminary round against Chile for a place in the first round. After falling 2–0 behind, Portugal scored four goals, winning the game 4–2 in what was their first win away from home soil. After their fantastic win against Chile, they faced off Yugoslavia and won 2–1 thanks to a late goal in the 90th minute.
Egypt was the team that followed in the quarter finals. Here the Portuguese adventure ended after a 2–1 defeat. In the following games, the Egyptians lost against Argentina (6–0) in the semi-final and Italy (11–3) for the bronze medal match, which bittered the players. Nevertheless, it was a bright start in international tournaments for the team.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
WC 2010 Final Draw: Brazil, Ivory Coast and North Korea
Beautiful Charlize Theron carefully picked out our opponents for the group phase. Sort of…
Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Fantastic! Some are already calling it the “Group of Death”.
I’m thrilled. This way there will be no slacking from the first minute!
First Game:
Ivory Coast, June 15, Port Elizabeth Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Arguably the best African team. Didn’t loose one game during the qualifiers (one draw), spat out 19 goals and conseeded only 4.
Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Yaya Toure (Barcelona) and Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal) are just some of the names that help makeup an impressive line-up.
Carvalho, Deco and Paulo Ferreira all play at Chelsea and should know a good deal about exactly what is needed to dry them out. I’m betting on a marginal win here. 2-1 to be more precise.
Second Game:
North Korea, June 21, Green Point Stadium, 12:30 GMT
North Korea qualified second in his group after South Korea. Only scored 7 goals and conseeded 5. Lost 2, 3 draws and 3 wins.
So many Kim, Pak, Ri and Jongs make for a complete mystery team. Are they going for the surprise outsiders role or the we-are-so-happy-to-be-here-please-go-easy-on-us role? Let’s not go easy. 3-0. Just to make sure we don’t need anything spectacular going up against Brazil on the last match.
Third Game:
Brazil, June 25, Durban Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Haaaa. Brazil. Samba. Caipirinhas. Girls from Reef. 6-2. Aaaargghhh. Need to set things straight. 3-0. Goals from Deco, Pepe and Liedson. LMAO.
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Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Fantastic! Some are already calling it the “Group of Death”.
I’m thrilled. This way there will be no slacking from the first minute!
First Game:
Ivory Coast, June 15, Port Elizabeth Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Arguably the best African team. Didn’t loose one game during the qualifiers (one draw), spat out 19 goals and conseeded only 4.
Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Yaya Toure (Barcelona) and Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal) are just some of the names that help makeup an impressive line-up.
Carvalho, Deco and Paulo Ferreira all play at Chelsea and should know a good deal about exactly what is needed to dry them out. I’m betting on a marginal win here. 2-1 to be more precise.
Second Game:
North Korea, June 21, Green Point Stadium, 12:30 GMT
North Korea qualified second in his group after South Korea. Only scored 7 goals and conseeded 5. Lost 2, 3 draws and 3 wins.
So many Kim, Pak, Ri and Jongs make for a complete mystery team. Are they going for the surprise outsiders role or the we-are-so-happy-to-be-here-please-go-easy-on-us role? Let’s not go easy. 3-0. Just to make sure we don’t need anything spectacular going up against Brazil on the last match.
Third Game:
Brazil, June 25, Durban Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Haaaa. Brazil. Samba. Caipirinhas. Girls from Reef. 6-2. Aaaargghhh. Need to set things straight. 3-0. Goals from Deco, Pepe and Liedson. LMAO.
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Portugal team at World Cup 2010
The Coach: Carlos Queiroz (Mozambique, 56). Appointed: July 2008. WC experience: Player: None. Coach: None.
Queiroz could take advice from Sir Alex Ferguson if he has a problem next summer, having worked as his assistant, but he is a coach in his own right having led Portugal in the '90s, as well as South Africa and Real Madrid.
The Country: Portugal ended England’s hopes in 2006 when the world’s most famous winker, Cristiano Ronaldo, helped engineer Wayne Rooney’s departure. The Portugal captain missed the play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina, but still the country got through to qualify for their third successive finals.
A second-half strike by Raul Meireles was enough to break Bosnian hearts and send 2006 semi-finalists Portugal through to the finals. The Portuguese had won a hard-fought first leg 1-0 courtesy of a close-range header by Bruno Alves.
But Portugal limped through the first half of their qualifying programme prior to a late rally, winning only five of their 10 group games and finishing two points behind Denmark. Indeed, it was only in the last game that they succeeded in reaching the play-offs, so they will not arrive in South Africa highly confident, though if Ronaldo is fit, they have one player who can turn any game.
Their leading scorer in the qualifiers was Simao with just four goals, and they will hope that Chelsea midfielder Deco, now 32, can enjoy one more impressive finals performance. Others who are key to Portugal’s success include more players from Stamford Bridge: Jose Bosingwa, Paolo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho.
Telegraph verdict: Coach Queiroz has been pilloried but Portugal have been on the wane for the past two years. Still, they have Ronaldo and so cannot be easily dismissed even if they do look vulnerable.
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Queiroz could take advice from Sir Alex Ferguson if he has a problem next summer, having worked as his assistant, but he is a coach in his own right having led Portugal in the '90s, as well as South Africa and Real Madrid.
The Country: Portugal ended England’s hopes in 2006 when the world’s most famous winker, Cristiano Ronaldo, helped engineer Wayne Rooney’s departure. The Portugal captain missed the play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina, but still the country got through to qualify for their third successive finals.
A second-half strike by Raul Meireles was enough to break Bosnian hearts and send 2006 semi-finalists Portugal through to the finals. The Portuguese had won a hard-fought first leg 1-0 courtesy of a close-range header by Bruno Alves.
But Portugal limped through the first half of their qualifying programme prior to a late rally, winning only five of their 10 group games and finishing two points behind Denmark. Indeed, it was only in the last game that they succeeded in reaching the play-offs, so they will not arrive in South Africa highly confident, though if Ronaldo is fit, they have one player who can turn any game.
Their leading scorer in the qualifiers was Simao with just four goals, and they will hope that Chelsea midfielder Deco, now 32, can enjoy one more impressive finals performance. Others who are key to Portugal’s success include more players from Stamford Bridge: Jose Bosingwa, Paolo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho.
Telegraph verdict: Coach Queiroz has been pilloried but Portugal have been on the wane for the past two years. Still, they have Ronaldo and so cannot be easily dismissed even if they do look vulnerable.
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