Intro:
Portugal look ahead to their final group B match with the Netherlands.
Script:
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."
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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 |