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Portugal and Spain faced off in group stage of UEFA Euro 2004 hosted by Portugal. In a game where both teams must win to qualify for the knockout stage, Portugal won the game 1-0 as half time substitute Nuno Gomes scored a goal from 20 yards, giving Portugal their first ever victory against Spain in a major tournament, eliminating Spain on ...
[4] [5] Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy, Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France.
Portugal now needed two goals to take the game to extra time; Hélder Postiga pulled one back, but Germany were able to hang on to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1996. The second quarter-final was between Croatia and Turkey , and was a less high scoring affair.
It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece. Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance. Greece and Portugal faced each other again in the tournament final, with Greece again emerging victorious.
2 – Spain vs Italy (2008, 2020) 2 – Italy vs England (2012, 2020†) Most penalties taken in a shoot-out. 18 – Czechoslovakia vs Italy (1980) 18 – Germany vs Italy (2016) Fewest penalties taken in a shoot-out. 6 – Portugal vs Slovenia (2024) Most penalties scored in a shoot-out. 17 – Czechoslovakia vs Italy (1980)
The UEFA Euro 2012 final was the final match of Euro 2012, the fourteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 July 2012, and was contested between defending champions Spain and Italy.
The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. It began on 26 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 11 July with the final match of the tournament held at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in which Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to claim their first World Cup.
Portugal's home games are played at the Estádio Nacional stadiums in Portugal, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras. The head coach of the team is Roberto Martínez , [ 4 ] and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo , who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals.