| Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| World Cup XIII: England beat Portugal 10-0!.... |
... 57 years ago in a friendly! More about that match later.
The pressure is on to post in advance of tomorrow's England v Portugal match, now that Mark is looking to me to keep him up-to-speed on World Cup happenings. So, I've done a bit of preparation, and have dug out a few gems.
Here is a great website with overviews of England's performance in previous World Cups & Euro Championships, to get you up to speed on the history of the big tournaments. Here's England's results:
90 – lost to the eventual 1990 World Cup winners W Germany 4-3 on penalties in the semi final (1-1 after extra time).
96 – lost in the semi-final (again!) to Germany (again!) on penalties, this time in the Euro Championship.
98 - World Cup second round, where Argentina won 4-3 on penalties (2-2 after extra time).
00 - England came third in their Euro 2000 group with 3 points, so went straight home. This included losing 3-2 to Portugal, after going 2-0 ahead.
02 - England 1 Brazil 2 (World Cup quarter final).
04 - Portugal reach the semis of Euro 2004 by beating England 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 2-2 draw in Lisbon.
06 - ...............????!!!!!
For all of the results from every England v Portugal match, see
BigSoccer.com.
From BBC Sport: "England and Portugal have met 21 times. Overall, England have an overwhelming edge, having won nine and drawn nine, whilst losing only three times. In competitive matches, the sides are evenly matched at two victories apiece, whilst recording four stalemates. These nations have each recorded a victory over the other at the World Cup. In 1966, hosts England defeated Portugal 2-1 in the semi-finals. Twenty years later, the Iberians avenged the defeat by beating England 1-0 in the group phase.
Their last meeting came in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004. Portugal triumphed after a tense penalty shoot-out that saw Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo slot home the winning spot kick. England, the 1966 world champions have only been eliminated in the knock-out stages by former world champions." (i.e. not Portugal!) |
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