Portugal
Pedro Mendes misses play-offs
After two very timely appearances for the NT against Hungary and Malta, Pedro Mendes suffered a knee injury during Glasgow Ranger’s last Champions League match. He will be out for the next 2 months, missing the play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina. A huge blow as Pedro seemed the ideal candidate for the defensive midfield position found in the nick of time to save us from not even making the play-offs.
He got injured shortly after scoring Ranger’s first goal. He held on until half-time before being substituted. The lack of a fit Pedro Mendes was noted on the pitch as the boys from Glasgow were served a 1-4 defeat against Unirea Urziceni.
This will mean Queiroz has to resort to an already tried format. Pepe in defensive midfield and Carvalho & Alves as centre-backs. It has worked. It will work again.
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WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Bosnia Herzegovina is Portugal’s adversary for the WC2010 Play-offs. This is going to be a tough one but I have the utmost confidence in our team!
The first match will take place on the 14th of November at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. 4 Days later we face them on their turf. ... [read]
New FIFA Ranking: Portugal in the TOP 10
FIFA has released an updated ranking and what do you know… Portugal closes the top 10.
In fact we were the country that scored the most points in this update: 162. Moving up 7 places we finished in the top 10.
This particular ranking has a bit more meaning because it determines the top ... [read]
Portugal 4 – 0 Malta : tearing a bus apart

Four nil. Another one bites the dust.
Next stop: play-offs.
Led by an amazing crowd eager to sing and dance the team through this match, Portugal delivered. Delivered in goals. Delivered in spirit. From the get go we tightened a net around Malta and didn’t ease up until the first 2 were in. I ... [read]
Portugal – Malta : Match preview

October, 14, 2009
Estadio D.Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal
19:45 Lisbon, London; 14:45 New York
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4 week injury time for Ronaldo
Real Madrid just confirmed Ronaldo will be out injured for the next 4 weeks healing his ankle injury.
The horrible tackle by Olympique Marseille’s Diawara during the CL game forced Ronaldo to miss Real Madrid’s game against Sevilla. Real Madrid lost and a lot was written and said about RM’s dependency on CR9. Supposedly recovered for the Portuguese National Team’s game ... [read]
Portugal 3 – 0 Hungary: Ratings

Man-of-the-Match:
Simão (8): And at the 9th game there was light. Beauty in motion. Pace and skill. The crowd stood up and cheered. Simão’s critics, myself included, were all screaming for Nani to take his place. He knew he had to shut everyone’s cake-holes. Apparently he had it in him to easily accomplish ... [read]
Portugal 3 – 0 Hungary : Paving the road to reconciliation
There you have it: Portugal is back on track to play the World Cup. The team played some gutsy soccer, at times slow at times fast and beautiful, more of the later… finally. The goals showed up and with them my most unexpected surprise: Simão. Thank you for proving me wrong boy. ... [read]
Portugal – Hungary : Match Preview

October, 10, 2009
Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 Lisbon, London; 15:45 New York
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Hungary 0 – 1 Portugal : Keeping the dream alive!
Done. 3 Points. On to the next.
The best thing that can be said about this game is “we won” everything else was looked at in utter disbelief.
I must be completely oblivious to what exactly Hungary needed to keep alive any hope of qualifying for this worldcup because it looked like they couldn’t ... [read]
Latest Comments
- WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
We all have to sit down and watch the first game and second and then put some comments this is just ...[read more] - Pedro Mendes misses play-offs
Ronaldo & Bosingwa too. Still, I reckong we can still win the game(s). ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Bosnia can play against Portugal and any other at the world. So we in Bosnia hope that will be god ...[read more] - New FIFA Ranking: Portugal in the TOP 10
i think Bosnia and herzegovina deserve better then 42. Portugal doesent deserve to be in the top 10 ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
I hope Eagle, I hope, any of the slavic nations I hope! ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Serbia will win on World Cup next year.... .I. - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
I just hope that bosnia wins, and in the wc ex yug states have multiple candidates. Back then, you s ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
I am bosnian and I support my country. I think we already make a big succes and we don't have nothi ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
I think bosnia will suprise us all if they win,cuz just because we don't know the team that well it ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
So much quality in our side. I would really keep it simple: 4-3-2-1. Bosingwa, Pepe/Alves, Carvalho, ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Hey lets be realistic. portugal does have a better team but one thing is for sure hahahaha bosnians ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Mendes maybe out. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/10/22/fitness-blow-for-rangers-as- ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
I think there is some animosity between Ronaldo and Simao over the captain arm band. I remember when ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Miguel I appreciate that your comments aren't all biased towards your home country, that's a true fo ...[read more] - WC2010 Play-off: Portugal face Bosnia Herzegovina
Taken from the UEFA site: "The Bosnian international phoned Juninho Pernambucano for permission to ...[read more]
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