Switzerland Win First Game Of Tournament

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Switzerland went out of the Euro tournament on high note, beating Portugal 2-0.

Portugal started the game with eight different players on the field, resting their A squad for the quarter-finals.

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Starting lineups:

Portugal:
1. Ricardo
13. Miguel
15. Pepe
3. Bruno Alves
2. Paulo Ferreira (Jorge Ribeiro, aos 41′)
5. Fernando Meira “capitão”
18. Miguel Veloso (Moutinho, aos 72′)
6. Raul Meireles
17. Ricardo Quaresma
19. Nani
23. Hélder Postiga (Hugo Almeida, aos 74′)

Subs
12. Nuno
22. Rui Patrício
4. Bosingwa
16. Ricardo Carvalho
8. Petit
20. Deco
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
11. Simão
21. Nuno Gomes

Switzerland
18. Pascal Zuberbuehler
5. Stephan Lichtsteiner
20. Patrick Mller
4. Philippe Senderos
3. Ludovic Magnin “capitão”
8. Gkhan Inler
15. Gelson Fernandes
19. Valon Behrami
22. Johan Vonlanthen (Barnetta, aos 61′)
10. Hakan Yakin (Cabanas, aos 86′)
12. Eren Derdiyok

Subs
1. Diego Benaglio
21. Eldin Jakupovic
2. Johan Djourou
13. Stéphane Grichting
17. Christoph Spycher
23. Philipp Degen
6. Benjamin Huggel
14. Daniel Gygax


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1. Jack Colby - June 17, 2008

Portugal were robbed by the refs. that goal they disallowed was not offside, and that penalty was a clear dive. Portugal have a great team. I rooting for them since England is not in the tournament.

2. Stan - June 18, 2008

I agree with Jack

3. miguel - June 19, 2008

i don no, all i no is that Portugal didn deserve wat they got

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