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Portugal, January 2006
Portugal, February 2006
Portugal, March 2006
Portugal, April 2006
Portugal, May 2006
Portugal, June 2006
Portugal, July 2006
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Portugal, October 2006
Portugal, November 2006
Portugal, December 2006
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Cavaco Silva won presidential election| The former conservative Prime Minister secured 50.6% of the vote, enough to avoid a run-off | |
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| Mar.8 |
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Champs Liverpool knocked out by Benfica Holders paid heavily for missed chances as they were knocked out of the Champions League in a 2-0 defeat
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| Jun.17 |
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Portugal dispatch Iran to march on An strike from midfielder Deco set Portugal to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 win
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| Jun.21 |
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Portugal and Mexico make 2nd stage Portugal beat 10-man Mexico 2-1 to go into the 2nd round of the World Cup with maximum points from Group D
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| Jun.25 |
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9-man Portugal wins over Netherlands Map of Nuremberg West Germany| The 9 men of Portugal beat the 9 men of the Netherlands 1-0 in an explosive quarterfinal in Nuremberg | |
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| Jul.1 |
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Portugal through to semis over England| England went out of the World Cup 3-1 on penalties after their quarter-final ended 0-0 | |
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| Jul.5 |
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Penalty puts France over Portugal Map of Munich West Germany Zidane's first-half penalty gave a 1-0 win to hand France a place in the World Cup final
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34-year-old Zidane got the winner after 33 minutes by converting from the spot after Henry's ankle
was caught by Carvalho
It was the first loss in 13 World Cup matches for coach Scolari after 11 wins and the draw against
England
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| Jul.8 |
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Schweinsteiger inspires win over Portugal Map of Stuttgart Germany| Hosts rounded off their World Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win in the 3rd place playoff match in Stuttgart | |
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| Aug.8 |
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Obikwelu strikes his own 2 Euro golds Francis Obikwelu kept the 100 meters title (and 200m) in Gothenburg with victory in 9.99 seconds
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