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21.02 GERMANY - NETHERLANDS: STARTING LINEUPS:
- GERMANY: Neuer, Hummels, Badstuber, Lahm, Boateng, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Muller, Podolski, Gomez;
Substitutions: Wiese, Zieler, Schmelzer, Howedes, Mertesacker, Gundogan, Schurrle, Bender, Kroos, Gotze, Reus, Klose.
- NETHERLANDS: Stekelenburg, Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Willems, Van Bommel, N. De Jong, Sneijder, Robben, Van Persie, Afellay;
Substitutions: Vorm, Krul, Bouma, Vlaar, Boulahrouz, Schaars, Strootman, Van der Vaart, Kuyt, Huntelaar, L.De Jong, Narsingh.
21.00 AN IMPRESSIVE MATCH ENDED WITH A DRAMATIC 3-2 VICTORY FOR THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL TEAM!
It seemed like the match would end in a draw, but Cristiano Ronaldo, borrowing talent from Silvestre Varela, sent the ball into the net in the 87th minute and snatched victory for the Portuguese.
19.50 PORTUGAL 2-1 DENMARK (AFTER THE FIRST HALF)
The Portuguese go into halftime leading by one goal. The lead could have been greater, but Nicklas Bendtner responded to precise strikes from Pepe and Helder Postiga.
18.20 DENMARK - PORTUGAL: STARTING LINEUPS:
- DENMARK: Stephan Andersen; Simon Kjaer, Lars Jacobsen, Daniel Agger, Simon Poulsen; William Kvist, Niki Zimling; Michael Krohn-Dehli, Christian Eriksen, Dennis Rommedahl; Nicklas Bendtner;
Substitutions: Lindegaard, Schmeichel, Bjelland, Okore, Wass, C.Poulsen, Schone, Silberbauer, J.Poulsen, Kahlenberg, Pedersen, Mikkelsen.
- PORTUGAL: Rui Patricio; Joao Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao; Raul Meireles, Miguel Veloso, Joao Moutinho; Nani, Helder Postiga, Cristiano Ronaldo;
Substitutions: Eduardo, Beto, Costa, Rolando, Lopes, Custodio, Quaresma, Micael, Viana, Almeida, Oliveira, Varela.
17.09 Italian national team coach Cesare Prandelli expressed concern about Thursday's opponent, the Croatian team: "They are even more dangerous opponents than Spain, as they can change their playing style during the match. Croatians are unpredictable, so we need to be even better prepared."