The group of death awaits Portugal.
It may be a football cliché but the Portuguese left Lisbon on Monday knowing that they faced one almighty task to progress from Group B of the European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine.
Paulo Bento's side have been drawn against Germany, Holland and Denmark.
Portugal's form ahead of the tournament hasn't exactly been inspiring - Cristiano Ronaldo and co are without a win in three matches and were booed off the pitch after losing 3-1 at home to Turkey on Saturday.
The 2004 finalists will have to improve if they are to get anything out of their first match against Germany in Lviv on Saturday.
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Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |