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Portugal ready for victory over the Netherland
Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 by SNTV

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Portugal look ahead to their final group B match with the Netherlands.

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SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bruno Alves
"Portugal has already won one match. It helped us psychologically. We have more points than our opponent. We are confident in our abilities and are confident we can win this match.
SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bruno Alves
" I think it would be a good match between two strong teams. The Netherlands has not won a single match, so they will play hard. But we will defend and we can win."
SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Paulo Bento
"I have many years in football, including 8 years as a coach. I believe that we will have success. I would not be here would be if I did not think so. We will use the strategy for 90 minutes. No other way to win, only to attack. It all depends on the quality of our game and the organisation. I think that everything is in order. We have shown what we are capable of. And we believe that it would be a good result tomorrow. Then we will think about the next stage, and we must now concentrate on a very strong contender."

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