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Portugal set off for Euro 2012
Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2012 by SNTV

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.

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia