PORTUGAL: PORTUGAL COACH SCOLARI PREPARES HIS PLAYERS FOR THEIR EURO 2004 QUARTER FINAL CLASH AGAINST ENGLAND

Record ID: 588598

  • Title: PORTUGAL: PORTUGAL COACH SCOLARI PREPARES HIS PLAYERS FOR THEIR EURO 2004 QUARTER FINAL CLASH AGAINST ENGLAND
  • Date: 22nd June 2004
  • Summary: ALCOHETE, PORTUGAL (JUNE 22, 2004) 1. PORTUGAL TRAINING SESSION, LUIS FIGO (BEHIND OTHER PLAYER) 2. PLAYERS AT TRAINING SESSION 3. MOUNTED POLICE WATCHING 4. COACH LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI TALKS TO PLAYERS 5. PLAYERS STRETCHING 6. PRACTICE MATCH IN PROGRESS 7. PLAYERS JOGGING 8. FOOTBALL TENNIS TRAINING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 7th July 2004 13:00
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  • Location: ALCOHETE, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Reuters ID: LVA1QIHNP3OUCNL3M5GPWWCJW9OX
  • Story Text: Portugal coach Luis Scolari prepares his players for
    the Euro 2004 quarter final against England.


    Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari led his players
    in a gentle training session on Tuesday (June 22) in
    preparation for their Euro 2004 quarter final clash against
    England.

    England qualified for the knock-out stages of the
    tournament with a 4-2 victory over Croatia, the day after
    Portugal went through with a 1-0 win over Spain.

    The teams will meet at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon on
    Thursday.

    Although Portugal reached the European Championship
    semi-finals in 2000 and 1984, losing to France in both
    matches, they have not fulfilled their potential.

    The team who claimed the 1991 World Youth Championship
    have almost all retired now and Luis Figo is the only
    member of that squad holding down a starting place at Euro
    2004.

    Playmaker Rui Costa and defender Fernando Couto lost
    that privilege after the hosts were stunned 2-1 by Greece
    in the opening game of the tournament and Scolari rang the
    changes. Against Spain he started with teenager Christiano
    Ronaldo in the side and the Manchester United player is
    almost certain to make the starting lineup against many of
    the players he faces each week in the English Premier
    league.


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