Portugal Team – World Cup 2010 | Soccer Free Streaming
Portugal’s golden generation period already entered the transition. Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto has been out of circulation without producing the greatest achievements in world football stage. However, it does not mean Portugal is now no longer capable of Berjaya in the World Cup.
Who is not familiar Cristiano Ronaldo, skills, and sharp in front of goal made it a new legend. Not to mention, Portugal had the names of players like Jose Moutinho, Pepe, or Deco. Mix of young and experienced players. But with the star players, in fact almost precisely Portugal failed to fly to South Africa.
Danish defeat at home and failed to win over Albania embuat must win their last dilaga qualifications. Lucky they were able to win 4-0 and eventually won the chance of bias through the playoff tickets. Portugal qualifies after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the playoffs.
Having guided the likes of Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto to consecutive titles FIFA World Youth Championship in 1989 and 1991, Carlos Queiroz is credited as the mastermind behind the ‘Golden Generation of Portugal.
At the top level, Queiroz was a great success as assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson, with a period of 10 months in charge of Real Madrid inserted in between his two seasons at No. 2 at Manchester United. Having succeeded Luiz Felipe Scolari after Euro 2008, that is, in fact Queiroz second term as senior national team. The last time he coached the senior team from 1991 to 1993, during a period of disappointing that they do not give rise to Euro 1992 or the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Portugal set the bar very high in his first appearance in the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and left with a third place finish, along with a Golden Boot Award for Eusebio. That first trip is still his best performance to date on the biggest stage of football.
After failing to advance beyond the first stage in 1986 and 2002, Germany 2006 marked a return to form the World Cup in Portugal. The unbeaten during the group stage, proposes to overcome the Netherlands and England on the way to the semifinals only to lose 1-0 against France and then lose to hosts in the match for third place. South Africa 2010 will be the fifth appearance of Portugal’s World Cup.
Team Profile:
Association: Federacao Portuguese de Futebol
Site: www.fpf.pt
Year established:1914
World Rank: 5
Year Played in World Cup: 1966, 1986, 2002, 2006
Most Goal Player: Pauleta (47)
Most Played Player: Luis Figo (127)
Upcoming livematch in Group G FIFA World Cup 2010:
- Côte d’Ivoire vs Portugal 15 June 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay
- Brazil vs Korea DPR 15 June 20:30 | Johannesburg
- Brazil vs Côte d’Ivoire 20 June 20:30 | Johannesburg
- Portugal vs Korea DPR 21 June 13:30 | Cape Town
- Portugal vs Brazil 25 June 16:00 | Durban
- Korea DPR vs Côte d’Ivoire 25 June 16:00 | Nelspruit
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