African powerhouse Ivory Coast were drawn in the 'Group of Death' of the 2010 World Cup and will have to make sure that they finish ahead of either Portugal or Brazil if they are to qualify for the knock-out phase. The opening game against Portugal
After seeing his side lose 1-0 to Real Madrid, Miguel Angel Portugal was left wondering what might have been had the referee not incorrectly ruled out Sergio Canales' goal.Speaking to Marca after the match, Portugal said, We were in the game until
* Close finishes in first legs of European playoffs* New Zealand, Nigeria and Cameroon reach finals* Egypt and Algeria face sudden-death playoff.* Uruguay take advantage home after win over Costa Rica - France, Portugal and Russia allmoved closer to
Missing the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal were forced to turn to the unlikely source of Porto defender Bruno Alves for the decisive goal in a 1-0 win.
Alves headed home at the far post in the 31st minute to send Portugal into Wednesday's secon
LISBON, PORTUGAL - Portugal took control of its World Cup playoff against Bosnia-Herzegovina, winning the first leg 1-0 Saturday night as Bruno Alves scored off Nani's cross in the 31st minute.Bosnia nearly scored in the final minutes, when Edin Dz
* Bruno Alves goal gives Portugal slim lead for second leg* Liedson misses good second half chance * Bosnia hit post and bar in same move in 89th minute - A header by Bruno Alves gavePortugal a 1-0 win over Bosnia in their World Cup playoff firstl
PORTUGALEduardo: 6 - In truth he had very little to do and rode his luck as Bosnia hit the woodwork on three occasions.Paulo Ferreira: 6.5 - He shackled Dzeko for large parts of the game and threw his weight into Portugal's attacking moves, although
England maintained their pursuit of European Championship qualifying group Nine leaders Greece with a narrow victory over third-placed Portugal.Danny Rose scored the only goal from close range following a knock-down from Andy Carroll, just before ha
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