Portuguese Football in English
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World Cup 2022 revisited: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland – dazzling performance flatters to deceive
How could Portugal make amends for past mistakes and look to the first World Cup played in December as a unique opportunity to take home their first...
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World Cup 2018 revisited: Ronaldo bangs a hat-trick as Portugal and Spain play out thriller
Portugal landed in Russia looking to the stars. That dreadful dead weight on their backs had been released two years prior when, against all the...
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World Cup 2014 revisited: Portugal fail mission Ghana and crash out at the group stage
It was supposed to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s summer of love. The Portuguese icon had just guided Real Madrid to their memorable 10th Champions League...
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World Cup 2010 revisited: Portugal 0-0 Brazil reflects dour effort by the Seleção in Africa
It was a dream come true. For years, everyone in Portugal was dying to meet the mighty Brazil eye to eye. There were recollections of that memorable...
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World Cup 2006 revisited: Portugal overcome Netherlands in the ‘Battle of Nuremberg’
It wasn’t pretty, that’s for sure. When Portugal faced off against the Netherlands in the 2006 World Cup last sixteen, few were expecting a...
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World Cup 2002 revisited: Pauleta hits memorable hat-trick against Poland amidst a disastrous failure for Portugal
It was supposed to have been the tournament that consecrated the Golden Generation of Portuguese football into worldwide royalty. It ended up being...
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World Cup 1986 revisited: Madness in Mexico, Portugal 1-0 England, and all that chaos
In the second in his “World Cup revisited” series, Portuguese football historian Miguel Lourenço Pereira focuses on one of the most remarkable...
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World Cup 1966 revisited: Eusébio masterclass powers Portugal to miraculous comeback
Portugal are well on their way to play their seventh consecutive World Cup. Before 2002, they had only played the tournament twice. Between now and...