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Portugal look ahead to Czech quarter-final
Posted Thursday, June 21, 2012 by SNTV

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Portugal head coach Paulo Bento and midfielder Joao Moutinho expect a testing quarter-final match against Czech Republic in Warsaw on Thursday.

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SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Joao Moutinho, Portugal

"Well now we think about the quarter-final and that is the most important. We won't look back - we are just focused on the game tomorrow. Exclusively, we think about tomorrow's game which will be very difficult against a team with a lot of morale and motivation and we will have to do our very best to take that chance."

SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Paulo Bento, Portugal coach

"Like we have said, there is a game in front of us that could get us to the semi final. That is summing up the truth about the game. Tomorrow we will see the game Czech Republic versus Portugal - and that is what we are interested in. We will will play with organisation, will, lust, talent and that is the most important for us. If we win we will be very glad about it and if we don't, we don't deserve to win."

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