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	Portugal national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portugal's best performance yet was in the 1966 World Cup, in their very first World Cup appearance, when they reached the semifinals and lost only to eventual world champions England.
		The Portugal national football team is the national football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation.
		The Portugal under-20 national team won two successive FIFA World Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991 with a virtual galaxy of stars, among them midfielders Luís Figo and Rui Costa and forward João Vieira Pinto; these stars were dubbed the golden generation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portugal_national_football_team (746 words)

	Portugal national under-21 football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation.
		Since 1994, the team has improved its record greatly, qualifying for five of the next seven tournaments, including the 2006 finals.
		Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Portuguese Under-21 team was formed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portugal_national_under-21_football_team (235 words)

	Belgium national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association.
		The 1980s and early 1990s are generally considered the strongest period of the national team.
		A key strength of the team was its systematic use of the offside trap, a defensive tactic developed in the 1960s at RSC Anderlecht under French coach Paul Sinibaldi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgium_national_football_team (763 words)

	BBC SPORT Football Euro 2004 Portugal break England hearts
		The swiftness of England's opener meant it was unlikely that the game would settle down and Portugal pressed for the equaliser.
		England's defence failed to clear Simao's initial cross and his second was met by Postiga's head, the ball flying past James.
		Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel (Rui Costa 79), Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Maniche, Costinha (Simao 63), Deco, Figo (Postiga 75), Nuno Gomes, Ronaldo.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3830451.stm (1202 words)

	Portugal World Cup 2006 team Profile from Football.co.uk
		Portugal World Cup 2006 team Profile from Football.co.uk
		I think we can safely say Portugal will be looking forward to their World Cup Germany 2006 campaign and full of confidence after cruising through the qualifying round.
		Portugal’s most impressive performance was against Russia defeating them 7-1 and Russia are no push over, they themselves finished third only on goal difference.
	www.football.co.uk /worldcup/portugal.shtml (281 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / World View : Portugal President honours Euro squad
		President Jorge Sampaio awarded the Portugal's national football team with the Order of Infante D. Henrique in a ceremony at his official residence in Belem on Monday.
		Deeply moved, his voice shaken by emotion, Sampaio congratulated the team for its ``outstanding performance'' at the European championship.Portugal was beaten 1-0 by Greece in the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon on Sunday night, denying Portugal the title on home soil.
		Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Portuguese soccer federation President Gilberto Madail were presented with the award, given to one, whether at home or abroad, aids in expansion of Portuguese culture.
	www.hindu.com /2004/07/07/stories/2004070702661700.htm (276 words)

	Hungary national football team
		The Hungary national football team is the national football team of Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
		Hungary was the first team outside the British Isles to beat England at home, famously winning 6-3 at Wembley on November 25, 1953.
		The under-23 team, which was the age limit for Olympic teams, won the UEFA U-23 Championship in 1974.
	www.cooldictionary.com /words/Hungary-national-football-team.wikipedia (764 words)

	Portugal Football Shirt
		Portugal football national team never won a single trophy although Portugal often performed well against the strongest football national teams of the world.
		The Portuguese team was led by the captain Eusebio and it is considered the golden generation of Portuguese football.
		Portugal achieved their biggest success in the European Championship 2004 when they lost in the final 1-0 to Greece.
	www.shirtcorner.co.uk /national/portugal-shirt.aspx (89 words)

	Overview of Portugal football
		The national football team was well supported, even before their exciting second-place finish in the Euro 2004 tournament, which was held in Portugal.
		Coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari since 2003, the national Portugal football team lost to Greece by a score of 1-0 in the final of that event, but their outstanding performance gave Portuguese football fans much to be proud of.
		For most residents of Portugal, football, or soccer as it is known in the United States, is by far the favorite sport.
	www.lisbon-and-portugal.com /travel/portugal-football.html (335 words)

	TeamMelli Website
		Team Melli Iran to play against Costa Rica on 1st March 2006, designated as FIFA day as part of the preparation for the World Cup 2006.
		Team Melli defeats Costa Rica 3-2 in a friendly on March 1st 2006.
		FIFA and AFC has granted the Asian teams qualified for the WC to postpone their Asian Cup 2007 qualifying matches on that day.
	www.teammelli.com (283 words)

	J. League News :: April 2003
		Portugal's national football team called off friendlies scheduled for early June in Japan and South Korea due to fears over the pneumonia known as SARS.
		National team sparkplug Toda has been warming the bench in London this season.
		Four teams have 10 points: JEF United and Yokohama Marinos have scored four more goals than have been scored against them, for Jubilo Iwata and Vegalta Sendai the goal differential is two.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/j_news1.html (1021 words)

	Portugal News
		Inter Milan's Portugal midfielder Luis Figo was fined ?5,000 for alleging that an Juventus official met with the referee ahead of February's league match between the teams.
		Sporting Clube de Portugal striker Ricardo Sa Pinto, who was due to hang up his boots at the end of the season, has been forced into early retirement after being handed a ban by the Portuguese Liga's...
		Portugal beats Saudi Arabia 3-0 in friendly March 1, 2006 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Cristiano Ronaldo scored in each half and Portugal defeated Saudi Arabia 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday, extending its unbeaten...
	www.topix.net /world-soccer/portugal (675 words)

	RIA Novosti - Sports - Russian national football team faces problems -- head coach
		MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian national football team's major problem before the Germany-2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with Latvia on August 17 is that players will not be able to join the squad on time, the team coach said Friday.
		Russian national football team faces problems -- head coach
		National team coach Yury Syomin told a news conference at a squad training facility in the Moscow Region that players at foreign clubs will be joining the team only three days before the match.
	en.rian.ru /sports/20050812/41145803.html (323 words)

	pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
		Welcoming A1 Team Portugal to the Series, A1 Grand Prix CEO Tony Teixeira said: "It is fantastic to see international football stars of the calibre of Figo and Queiros involved in A1 Grand Prix bringing football fans to the motor racing arena.
		A1 Grand Prix Founder, President and Chairman Sheikh Maktoum concluded the event saying: "Portugal is a nation with a great heritage and through A1 Team Portugal and the Estoril race, I believe it can reclaim its position as one of the leading countries in international motorsport.
		Less than one week after A1 Grand Prix's first race calendar revealed Estoril as the host of the third round in the 12-race global series, Portugal received a further boost to its international motorsport reputation as A1 Team Portugal became the first country in continental Europe to unveil its A1GP car.
	www.pitpass.com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24664 (499 words)

	Sprts News
		Sampaio granted Portugal's national football team the honour in July shortly after the squad became the vice-champions of the Euro 2004 tournament which the country hosted following a shock 1-0 loss to Greece in the final.
		He is widely credited in Portugal with improving the image of the country abroad thanks to his successive football successes and smart dress style.
		Troussier, who took charge of the team in November on a two-year contract, was fired on Thursday after he failed to steer Marseille into the UEFA Cup.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/jun/05/05062005sp.htm (10423 words)

	Greece national football team
		The Greece national football team is the national team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation.
		Greece were the highest ranked seed in the 'pots' for qualification to 2008 European Football Championship in Switzerland and Austria.
		The nickname was inspired by the opening ceremony, which was held just before the game, and involved a pirate ship floating on the football field.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/NFGreece.html (884 words)

	GolSoccer.com! Go for the Gol!!!!
		News round-up: England striker Michael Owen is ready to play his first football of 2006 as Germany defender Jens Nowotny looks for a new challenge.
		Football: Barcelona full-back Gio van Bronckhorst is hopeful that the Champions League final against former team Arsenal will see them face a future recruit in Thierry Henry - a long time target for the Catalan giants
		Football: Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed that Ashley Cole will not be going to the World Cup unless he returns for Arsenal before the end of the season.
	www.golsoccer.com (968 words)

	Wales national football team: Encyclopedia topic
		The updated page can be found at: wales national football team
		They have never qualified for the European Championship (European Championship: the uefa european championship is the main national football competition of the uefa...
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/wales_national_football_team (536 words)

	Pravda.RU Authorities of Shimizu town informed Russia's national football team of damage done to football fields at its training camp
		The authorities of the town of Shimizu have informed the national football team of Russia that ill-minded persons spoilt two football fields at the training camp of the Russian team.
		Ioshiro Saito, managing director of the National Training Centre situated at Shimizu where Russia's national team will be accommodated during the world championship this June, said this on Wednesday in an interview with the RIA Novosti correspondent.
		Chief coach of the Russian combined football team and Moscow team Spartak, Oleg Romantsev is in for hard times, a trial is coming on both front lines.
	newsfromrussia.com /sport/2002/05/08/28406.html (2112 words)

	Portugal - National Football Team Profile World Cup Latest Football News
		Portugal may have had the easiest qualifying campaign out of any European nation as they seemingly cruised through a group with Slovakia and Russia - whom they thrashed 7-1 - to book a berth in Germany, with the team hoping to redeem themselves from their group stage exit in Korea/Japan 2002.
		Former first-choice keeper Vítor Baía appears to be out of favour in the Portugal team, leaving Benfica’s Quim Silva and Ricardo Pereira from Sporting Lisbon, to fight for the number one shirt.
		Portugal will be without Deportivo’s Jorge Andrade, who has been ruled out of the tournament after having to undergo surgery after badly injuring his left knee in a match against Barcelona in early March.
	www.worldcuplatest.com /portugal-national-football-team-profile.html (786 words)

	England national football team -
		Following a poor start, in which England lost to Portugal, drew with Morocco and were without their injured captain Bryan Robson, three goals by Gary Lineker against Poland ensured a place in the next round.
		England would only play the other Home Nations (Scotland, Wales and what was then Ireland) for nearly 40 years - partly due to the dominance of the UK in international football, as well as the problems of arranging internationals in the days before air travel was commonplace.
		For the first 50 years of its existence, the England team played its home matches at different venues all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/England_national_football_team (2817 words)

	portugoal.net The definitive Portuguese soccer site
		There was an emotional start to the match as Martunis, the Indonesian boy found alive 19 days after the tsunami disaster wearing a Portugal national football team shirt, was presented to all the players shortly before kick-off.
		Portugal took a giant stride towards automatic qualification for the 2006 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Slovakia before an exuberant 65,000 capacity crowd at the Estádio da Luz.
		Portugal began well with Figo especially lively and combining well with Deco and Ronaldo as Scolari’s team looked for an early breakthrough.
	www.portugoal.net /MRPortugal20Slovakia.htm (506 words)

	BBC SPORT Football Euro 2004 Spain Spaniards bitter after exit
		Dejected Spaniards have turned on their national football team after Sunday's elimination from Euro 2004 at the hands of rivals Portugal.
		National newspaper El Mundo says it has become traditional for Spain to go through the purgatory of entering a tournament among the favourites, only to crash out early.
		The 1-0 defeat to the hosts meant a Spain team once again failed to live up to expectations at a major tournament.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/spain/3825351.stm (344 words)

	Scolari focused on Portugal job: agent
		Portugal's national football team coach, Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, answers a question during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2006.
		Scolari, who won the World Cup with Brazil before leading Portugal to the final of Euro 2004, has the support of FA vice-chairman David Dein, the man responsible for bringing Arsene Wenger to English football.
		And Portugal boss Scolari responded to speculation that he is now the hot favourite to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson by insisting he has not even had an interview with the FA.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=120366 (554 words)

	Iraq shocks Portugal in return to Olympics - Soccer - MSNBC.com
		He was replaced by his assistant, Adnan Hamad, who coached Iraq’s national soccer team to victory in the West Asian Championship in 2002 and played on the national team during the early 1980s.
		Portugal, which had Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Boa Morte and Hugo Viana in the lineup, is trying to make up for losing to upstart Greece in the final of Euro 2004, which it hosted.
		The nation managed to cobble together a team amid ongoing conflict at home and efforts to rebuild an Olympic committee that was previously run by Saddam Hussein’s late son, Odai, who allegedly tortured players when they fell out of favor.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5673094 (795 words)

	Asian Football Business Review by Football Dynamics Asia
		The Lampineung Stadium repairs, as with football pitches in the outlying towns of Bireun and Langsa, are to facilitate the return to national competition of the province's three leading teams
		Calderon was replaced after his team's poor showing at the West Asian Games in Qatar and the former Argentina international's "constant changes to his backroom staff and his lack of a convincing plan for the national team's World Cup preparations", Michael Church of PA Sport reported.
		Indian footballing legend P K Banerjee, who managed the victorious Indian football team at the South Asian Football Association Championships in Pakistan, complained he had been so "saddened by the behaviour of Karachi airport officials" that he was forced to shed tears.
	footballdynamicsasia.blogspot.com /2005_12_01_footballdynamicsasia_archive.html (10045 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta
		Calcutta: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary Alberto Colaco informed that an under-14 national team will be travelling to Portugal in the month of August.
		The secretary was in the city for the National Football League opener between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium.
		This is part of a tie-up between the AIFF and the Portugal national federation.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050113/asp/sports/story_4247791.asp (138 words)

	AskMen.com - Portugal World Cup 2002 Preview
		If the team plays together without falling under the pressure, Portugal should finish ahead of Group D without difficulty.
		Portugal's exciting, creative and artistic brand of football will entertain fans worldwide.
		If Portugal hopes to reach the finals, they need to capitalize on their scoring opportunities.
	www.askmen.com /specials/world_cup_2002/portugal.html (181 words)

	European National Team Football Shirts
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	www.footballshirt.info /europe.htm (209 words)

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		PORTO, Portugal: German's national football team players pose, 15 June 2004 at Dragao stadium in Porto, before their Euro 2004 group D football match against Netherlands at the European Nations championships in Portugal.
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