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Article: Football Euro 2000: TURKEY TESTER FOR EUROPE'S BRAZILIANS.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- June 24, 2000
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ENGLAND'S conquerors Portugal face another test of their reputation as the 'Brazilians of Europe' when they take on outsiders Turkey for a place in the semi-finals at Euro 2000.
Their world-beating youth side of a decade ago - Portugal's under-20 team won the world title in both 1989 and 1991 - have finally matured and blended into a formidable force.
Players such as goalkeeper Vitor Baia, defenders Fernando Couto and Secretario, midfielders Paulo Sousa, Rui Costa, Luis Figo and striker Joao Pinto are all that their peak - as they showed by sweeping England ...