Tag: Portugal

  • WC Group G Round Up: Germany and USA qualify

    WC Group G Round Up: Germany and USA qualify

    Germany and USA qualified for the next round of the World Cup in Brazil, seeing Ghana and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal leave the competition. Heading in to the final games of Group G, any team could qualify but Joachim Low’s German team were determined to produce a performance against an American side that had battled well…

  • FT: USA 2-2 Portugal

    FT: USA 2-2 Portugal

    Portugal are on the verge of elimination from the World Cup after USA held them to a 2-2 draw on Sunday evening. Portugal’s opening group game defeat to Germany saw them in desperate need to beat United States on Sunday or face the chances of not reaching the knock out stages of the World Cup and…

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s career comes to a halt

    Cristiano Ronaldo’s career comes to a halt

    Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been told by doctors to take two months out of football or risk damaging his knee injury even more. The Ballon d’Or winner was a distant figure in his country’s 4-0 loss to Germany last week and has since been forced to take part in limited training…

  • FT: Germany 4-0 Portugal

    FT: Germany 4-0 Portugal

    Reporter : Mark Young     Follow @markyoung1988 A Thomas Muller hat trick and a Pepe red card assisted Germany to a 4-0 rout of Portugal in their opening Group G encounter on Tuesday. Muller was in the right places at the right time and even played a part as the red mist descended over…

  • Ronaldo feeling 100% ahead of Germany clash

    Ronaldo feeling 100% ahead of Germany clash

    Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is 100% fit for the clash between Portugal and Germany on Monday evening. The Real Madrid forward was in superb form last season for his club, helping them win both the Copa del Rey and Champions League, but his fitness towards the end of the season and on the…