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EURO 2012

Portugal

FIFA ranking: No. 10

All the worry about Cristiano Ronaldo’s early form in the tournament has disappeared quickly with the 27 year old scoring three times in Portugal’s last two games.

As a team, Portugal has attempted 70 shots in the tournament, putting 33 of those on target while also hitting the woodwork six times – one more than any other team in European Championship history.

Portugal has had the same starting 11 for the last six games but will make a change with striker Helder […]

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Euro 2012: Tournament Preview
by PlayNow Sports in euro 2012, more sports, soccer

The Euro tournament is always loaded with plenty of drama and excitement. Anything can happen.

In Euro 2004 in Portugal, Greece went all the way and beat the home team in the final to win it all as a 150-1 underdog. Then in 2008, the Russians shocked Holland in the quarter finals only to lose to Spain, who came into the tournament as the heavy favorite.

Spain and Germany are favored to win it all this year. But this is not the same Spanish squad that won […]