Ante Čačić's Croatia inflicted Spain's first defeat in 15 EURO finals games to win Group DPortugal drew all three of their Group F fixturesNani, who scored twice in the group stage, is set to win his 100th cap for PortugalCristiano Ronaldo needs one goal to level Michel Platini as all-time leading EURO scorerLuka Modrić and Mario Mandžukić set to return after missing Spain gameWinners play Switzerland or Poland, who face off in Saturday's first last-t6 gamePossible line-ups
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Ronaldo urges Portugal to believe amid frustration
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal captain[Breaking Luís Figo's Portugal appearance record] is a reason to be proud. It was a goal to be the most-capped international player and to be the national team's top scorer. But I'm a bit sad because this wasn't the way I wanted to break this record. We wanted to win. This was not how I envisaged it.We had a lot of chances and we did well, but we weren't able to finish. I also missed some chances – a penalty and some others. But that's part of football. We need to continue to believe, and once again
Iceland abuzz after ‘landmark’ Portugal draw
Heimir Hallgrímsson, Iceland joint coachWe feel good. We knew how strong Portugal are. They had the ball much more and it's really difficult to play against them. They have one of the best teams here and will probably go far, but our defending was fantastic. We were really well organised and worked hard. Apart from one or two situations, we were focused. It's hard to single anyone out – it was a team effort and we can go into the next game more relaxed.We knew that we wanted to play long balls against them and knew we would usually win the first ball. At half-time,
Gomes re-elected in Portugal
Fernando Gomes has been re-elected for a second term as president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).Gomes, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, singled out transparency as the main objective of this new term. "Simplicity is football's main asset,” he said, “and things have to be as simple off the field of play as they are on it. Transparency is something we will put upon ourselves during the four years of this term. Along with my team, I want to leave a legacy as far as this is concerned."The FPF must be a model organisation. Socially responsible, innovative and integrative, finding the balance between professional football and the grassroots, and listenin...
Smalling header ensures England beat Portugal
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Renato Sanches joins Ronaldo in Portugal squad
In the last few days his transfer from Bayern München was confirmed and he won the Liga with Benfica, now 18-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches has made the Portugal squad for UEFA EURO 2016.Sanches was only capped for the first time in March this year but two last-minute absences opened the door to the youngster as Bernardo Silva suffered a muscle injury in action for Monaco last weekend and coach Fernando Santos has opted not to risk Atlético Madrid's Tiago after his return from a leg fracture. Danny and Fábio Coentrão also miss out due to injury.Coentrão's absence has opened the door to Raphäel Guerreiro, the Lorient left-back to vie with Eliseu for a spot in the te...
Meet Portugal forward José ‘Zé Golo’ Gomes
By taking his tally to seven with a first-half double in Portugal's 5-0 defeat of Azerbaijan on Thursday, José Gomes became the joint-leading scorer in the 2015/16 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. As keen students of the UEFA Youth League – where the Guinea-Bissau-born player registered seven goals for Benfica this season – will know, the final tournament in Azerbaijan is not the first competition in which the forward, known to his team-mates and friends as Zé Golo, has made his mark.On scoring twice in the opening 16 minutes against the hosts ...It's always good to do that because it saps the confidence from your opponents and helps the team achieve...