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At the headquarters of the Portuguese national team - sad news. Defender and forward Hugo Almeida will miss the 2008 European Championship Group A qualifying matches against Azerbaijan and Poland.
Stuttgart defender F. Meira is recovering from a leg injury, but he still cannot play at full strength, while "Werder" forward H. Almeida is suffering from stomach pains.
Portugal's head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari did not call up any players to replace the injured ones for the home matches against Azerbaijan on October 7 and four days later away against Poland.
In the opening match of Group A, Portugal unexpectedly drew 1-1 with Finland, and they will also face teams like Serbia, Belgium, Kazakhstan, and Armenia in the group.
