” The vetting process is over. The weak have been swept aside. The best 8 teams have established themselves and have earned the right to compete for the Euro 2008 crown.
We begin with Portugal taking on Germany. Both teams were among the pre-tournament favorites, and most people expected that this match would take place in the semifinals rather than in the quarterfinals. However, thanks to Croatia’s upset of Germany, we get this mouth-watering clash one round earlier.

Traditionally Germany have been the stronger side, getting the better of Portugal in most of their past contests. Recently though, Portugal can claim to be the form team and have an excellent record in recent international competitions. So does Scolari, and with the injuries to Torsten Frings and Lukas Podolski (which ironically could be Mario Gomez’s chance to shine on the big stage) that could keep them out today, one may see history vanquished by the will of the Portuguese. ”

from soccerlens.com

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