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Originally Posted by z187
another good omen for Portugal.
everyone knows the two biggest upsets in euro cup history were Denmark 1992 and Greece 2004.
denmark beat germany in the final in 1992
but Germany bounced back to win the title in 1996, in the next euro. Denmark was eliminated in the first round
Greece beat portugal in the final in 2004.
maybe portugal will win the title in 2008, greece already eliminated in the first round it sounds familiar in a way.
also, the brazil-portugal connextions also show that, brazil lost its first major final on home soil (1950 world cup to uruguay) before they won any world cups.
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now that is the better stat
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Heroes of the sea, noble race,
Valiant and immortal nation,
Now is the hour to raise up on high once more
Portugal's splendour.
From out of the mists of memory,
Oh Homeland, we hear the voices
Of your great forefathers
That shall lead you on to victory!
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