Portugal played against Finland in November 20, 2007. At that time, in the previous game against Armenia, the public had booed and whistled the Portugal team for playing so badly and without "garra" (will to win).
In the press conference Nuno Gomes addressed that issue:
November 20, 2007
Nuno Gomes: "Since 1996, excluding the 2008 world cup, we have accustomed the Portuguese people to see us in the big competitions. Therefore, that's my answer to them. I think that the players, in the last years, have done a big achievement because I don't remember a decade with Portugal not being present in the big competitions. "
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