06 June 2008

Portugal - Turkey your prediction, your starting 11 for Portugal.


Portugal 2 - 0 Turkey

Pepe 1st half

Raul Meireles injury time

June 7, 2008- Stade de Geneve, Switzerland


My Starting 11:


Ricardo

Bosingwa--- Pepe--- Carvalho--- Paolo Ferreira

Deco--- Moutinho--- Petit

Cristiano Ronaldo--- Nani--- Quaresma


My final score prediction:

2 - 1


Quaresma (1st half)

Nani (2nd half)

Benfica goalkeeper Quim- Out of Euro 2008

Right hand- injured in yesterday's training session. He'll be staying with the Portugal team at least until the end of the Group Stage matches.

Quim has a "um traumatismo no punho direito do qual resultou fractura da apófise estilóide do cúbito direito." When things were looking good for him! On June 3rd, he played int he starting 11 team int he session. Most fans were backing him as 1st goalkeeper. Fernando Brassard, goalkeeper coach said in Viseu at the press conference taht in soccer, one can't live i the past. Ricardo has been starting but all 3 goalkeepers start at the same level. And now this! Just Bad Luck. Ricardo must be thanking his lucky stars.


FC Porto goalkeeper Nuno called to replace Quim in EURO 2008

June 8th, in the afternoon, he'll arrive in Switzerland to join the team.


Portugal: Official starting line-up

Ricardo Pereira (Real Betis),

Bosingwa (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Pepe (Real Madrid),
Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea),

Joao Moutinho (Sporting), Petit (Benfica), Deco (Barca),

Cristiano Ronaldo (Man U), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Simao

Most international caps in the starting lineup: goalkeeper Ricardo

Turkey:














I'll be seeing the game on ESPN classic, with the radio commentary online of Antena1. They narrate like the Spanish TV- so much passion. ESPN it's all about CR7. I want to see how Quaresma plays. They're discussing even now on the RTP Euro 2008 page.

- How do you see the game? What Portugal player will be crucial?
- Your starting 11?
- Your final score prediction?