ENGLAND 1, PORTUGAL 0 Chris Smalling gave England a winning, if not lukewarm, send off to the finals of Euro 2016. A late goal from Manchester United’s central defender, his first at international level, ended a frustrating night on a happy note. But England, who played against 10 men for 55 minutes, failed to impress […]
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Raphael Guerreiro header wins drab encounter for lacklustre Portugal
ARGENTINA 0, PORTUGAL 1 RAPHAEL GUERREIRO INJURY TIME HEADER WINS IT FOR PORTUGAL AGAINST RUN OF PLAY LIONEL MESSI AND CRISTIANO RONALDO PLAY 45 MINUTES EACH MESSI HITS THE POST WHILE RONALDO CAN’T FIND WAY PAST LUCAS BIGLIA MEXICAN WAVE AND PITCH INVADER THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SECOND HALF UNTIL THE GOAL A half full […]
Germany and USA qualify as Portugal and Ghana go out of the World Cup
USA 0, GERMANY 1 (WORLD GROUP GROUP G) PORTUGAL 2, GHANA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP G) GERMANY TOP GROUP G, USA QUALIFY IN SECOND ON GOAL DIFFERENCE DESPITE LOSING TO GERMANY AFTER PORTUGAL BEAT GHANA The pre-match build-up to these Group G games in Brasilia should have highlighted the news that Ghana had sent two […]
Varela strike denies USA victory as Portugal stay in the World Cup
USA 2, PORTUGAL 2 (WORLD CUP GROUP G) RONALDO INJURY TIME CROSS CONVERTED BY VARELA TO SNATCH POINT WITH SECONDS TO SPARE AND SAVE PORTUGAL’S WORLD CUP Portugal were 30 seconds from a World Cup exit when Cristiano Ronaldo popped up with a cross for Silvestre Varela to grab a 95th minute equaliser with a […]
Fabregas sends Spain to the final after penalty drama puts Portugal out
Spain went through to the final of Euro 2012 after a dramatic penalty shootout saw Spain’s Sergio Ramos chip the ‘keeper and Portuguese misses leaving Cristiano Ronaldo marooned and unable to take their fifth penalty. Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas scored the penalty that took Spain to the final after coolly hitting his effort in off the […]