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Portugal train in Lisbon before departure
Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2012 by SNTV

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Portugal held their final training session in the Luz Stadium in Lisbon on Monday ahead of travelling to Lviv in the Ukraine for the start of their Euro 2012 campaign.

They will open their account on Monday against Germany before going on to face Denmark and then the Netherlands as their other Group B opponents.

Portugal made a poor start to qualification, failing to win either of their two opening games and leaving it late to secure their fifth successive appearance at the European Championship finals.

But when they did so, it was in emphatic style - thrashing Bosnia 6-2 at home in the second leg of their two-leg play off.

Their final European Championship warm-up ended in disappointing fashion as Umut Bulut scored twice to secure a 3-1 victory for Turkey in Lisbon on Saturday (2nd June), but with impressive individual players like the prolific Cristiano Ronaldo, they are more than capable of pulling off big results.

Their best previous result in European Championships was in 2004 when as the host nation they reached the final, only to lose to Greece.

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