another killer :stunned:

 

Portugal lost Ronaldo, Deco and Costinha against Holland today. this fact might play a big role i guess

 

England seem to be the favourite in this pair

^Yup!! Advantage England. Roll on Saturday!! Semis here we come!!:D

and I thought we had problems losing Owen..... Figo could also be banned if they look at the headbutt thing again.

England all the way! "Mr. Roboto" will save the day

Definitely. Why wasn't he sent off for that? :stunned:

 

The major problem with this match is that Rooney has an extremely quick temper. If they play like tonight we could see Rooney pop.

Rooney will roast them! He'll be on top form for that match!:D

As long as he doesn't loose his temper.

Figo will play, he was booked retrospectively and cannot be punished for the same offence twice

 

Still, England given today's events will be favourites :dance:

Figo is a biatch!

 

this man will save England

 

Book him for diving then. :P

That's a scary picture :stunned:

Figo is a biatch!

 

this man will save England

 

 

It's a daddy long legs!!:rolleyes:

Its his next move on the list, Breakdancing!

It's a daddy long legs!!:rolleyes:

:laugh3:

He looks like Gumby! :stunned:

It's hard. I think Portugal will win. I'm not saying I want it, but I think so.

 

:laugh4: :laugh4:

:lol:

It's hard. I think Portugal will win. I'm not saying I want it' date=' but I think so.[/quote']

 

I think I am with you on this, Lera.The more you expect with England, the less they deliver.

Tis a sad but true fact.

Figo will play, he was booked retrospectively and cannot be punished for the same offence twice

 

Still, England given today's events will be favourites :dance:

 

aye but seeing as the ref didn't actually see the incident, i'm not actually sure if he booked him for headbutting. that ref was shocking - control factor = 0

Go England! Beat Portugal!

England are favourites. I can't wait till Saturday, I really hope England will beat Portugal this time!

 

 

 

Ronaldo aims to end England hopes

 

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be out to end England's dream of winning the World Cup when the two countries meet in the quarter-finals.

The Manchester United star hopes to overcome the thigh injury he sustained against Holland to play on Saturday.

"It is a special match because I play in England," he said. "I've been there for three years and I hope we can win."

"I've got a blue mark after the hit on my thigh. Let's see how it develops. The doctors will see on Monday."

Ronaldo had to be substituted during the first half of Portugal's 1-0 win over Holland in the last 16 after a crude challenge from Khalid Boulahrouz.

Portugal midfielders Deco and Costinha were sent off in the game and will now miss the England tie.

Sven-Goran Eriksson's side will be out to avenge their loss on penalties to Portugal at the same stage at Euro 2004.

But Portugal keeper Ricardo, who scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2004 shootout, was not impressed with England's display against Ecuador on Sunday.

He said: "We're going to meet England again in the quarter-finals and this time, I don't want to decide it on penalties.

"I don't even think that England deserved to win the game against Ecuador."

Portugal right-back Miguel believes it will be a conflict of styles.

 

 

"It is going to be a different type of game against England," he said after the win over the Dutch.

"They play more direct football. We like to pass the ball more. We will try to impose our game.

"The only match I remember as tense as the one against Holland was against England at Euro 2004 when we went on to win on penalties."

The two teams also met at the semi-final stage of the 1966 World Cup when England claimed a 2-1 victory over Eusebio and his team-mates, and famously went on to win the trophy.

But Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is determined to avoid a repeat as he looked ahead to steering the side to their best ever World Cup showing.

"Now I have to put a team together to face England, but with a few problems," he said.

"But that's part of my job. I've got 23 players, two cannot play, but Cristiano has got five or six days and he will probably recover." Scolari added: "We want our exploits to go beyond what the country did in 1966."

LOL :lol: The pic is just weird... big legs.

 

we still don't know if Ronaldo will be there or no. But with or without him Portugal is still better than England and they have chances :P

We have players like Simão and Petit to take Ronaldo's and Deco's palces. Players that kicked Machester United's and Liverpool's butts, during teh chapions league. ;)

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England are favourites. I can't wait till Saturday, I really hope England will beat Portugal this time!

 

 

 

Ronaldo aims to end England hopes

 

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be out to end England's dream of winning the World Cup when the two countries meet in the quarter-finals.

The Manchester United star hopes to overcome the thigh injury he sustained against Holland to play on Saturday.

"It is a special match because I play in England," he said. "I've been there for three years and I hope we can win."

"I've got a blue mark after the hit on my thigh. Let's see how it develops. The doctors will see on Monday."

Ronaldo had to be substituted during the first half of Portugal's 1-0 win over Holland in the last 16 after a crude challenge from Khalid Boulahrouz.

Portugal midfielders Deco and Costinha were sent off in the game and will now miss the England tie.

Sven-Goran Eriksson's side will be out to avenge their loss on penalties to Portugal at the same stage at Euro 2004.

But Portugal keeper Ricardo, who scored the winning penalty in the Euro 2004 shootout, was not impressed with England's display against Ecuador on Sunday.

He said: "We're going to meet England again in the quarter-finals and this time, I don't want to decide it on penalties.

"I don't even think that England deserved to win the game against Ecuador."

Portugal right-back Miguel believes it will be a conflict of styles.

 

 

"It is going to be a different type of game against England," he said after the win over the Dutch.

"They play more direct football. We like to pass the ball more. We will try to impose our game.

"The only match I remember as tense as the one against Holland was against England at Euro 2004 when we went on to win on penalties."

The two teams also met at the semi-final stage of the 1966 World Cup when England claimed a 2-1 victory over Eusebio and his team-mates, and famously went on to win the trophy.

But Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is determined to avoid a repeat as he looked ahead to steering the side to their best ever World Cup showing.

"Now I have to put a team together to face England, but with a few problems," he said.

"But that's part of my job. I've got 23 players, two cannot play, but Cristiano has got five or six days and he will probably recover." Scolari added: "We want our exploits to go beyond what the country did in 1966."

 

England have a much better chance than two years ago because Portugal don't have home advantage and Rooney is an even better player than he was then.

As long as nothing bad happens to him on Saturday, an England win is a distinct possibility.:D