Germany vs Portugal Results Highlights Goal Videos
Germany vs Portugal Score Results - Germany vs Portugal Highlights - Germany vs Portugal Goal Videos UEFA Euro 2012.
Germany 1:0 Portugal
Goal by Mario Gomez at 72"
Germany always win over Portugal in the last two meetings the two teams at Euro 2008 and World Cup 2006. In the third place playoff at the 2006 World Cup, Germany beat Portugal 3-1. Germany returned to win the two teams clash in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008, with the score 3-2.
- This game will be the 17th match for both teams. Germany against Portugal was a record winning eight times, five times a draw and three lose.
- The both teams first met on February 27, 1936 in a friendly match in Lisbon. Furthermore, Portugal swallow four defeats from five meetings before finally won his first, in the face of West Germany with a score of 1-0 in 1983 in Lisbon. Portugal also had had three fights with the East Germany records two victories and one lose.
- Recorded only Germany and Spain who won 100 percent victory in Euro 2012 qualifiers. Germany finished as winners of Group A.
- Portugal has to go through the play-off to advance to the finals of Euro 2012 after finishing as runner-up in Group H qualifying under Denmark. On the play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Portugal win 6-2 on aggregate.
- In qualifying, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo recorded most shots on target with 23 shots, and produced seven goals.
- Preparation to Euro 2012 Germany rated less than the maximum in the last three friendlies. After a 1-2 defeat of France, Germany unexpectedly fell from the Swiss 3-5. Germany got up and beat Israel 2-0.
- Portugal failed to win in his last three friendly matches, with two draws and one defeat. Last Portugal defeated Turkey 1-3.
- Germany striker Miroslav Klose took just five goals to equal Gerd Muller's record as the all-time top scorer of Germany. Klose has so far collected 63 goals in 116 appearances.
Germany vs Portugal Lineup:
Germany :
Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Mertesacker, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Ozil, Muller, Podolski, Gomez.
Coach: Joachim Loew (Germany).
Portugal :
Rui Patricio, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Coentrao, Pereira, Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho, Nani, Ronaldo, Postiga.
Coach: Paulo Bento (Portugal).
Germany vs Portugal Highlights:
Available here: Euro 2012 Live Channel
