but then portugals defense got sloppy, and it was 2-1 at the half. in the second half, a golden opportunity to seal the game, but he shoots wide. moments later, the second goal for denmark to even things with 10 minutes left. now, the pressure on for portugal, and in the eighth seven minutes, the winning goal. the final score -- 3-24 portugal. >> back to the game of the hour. let's go to our correspondent at the fan mile in berlin watching germany against the netherlands like i guess about 1 million people behind you. 20 minutes into the game, how are things looking? >> it has been fairly cagey and well balanced, so far, despite the fact that both have had shots saved by the opposition keepers. germany, though, are not quite playing with that vigor and high tempo in the final third, so that is still a cause for concern. as the game wears on, i will expect germany to adopt a more counterattacking role. holland really have to go after the points tonight, and that might sue germany if they are not what adapted to the style, they can sit back a little bi

them in good stead they are also in this so-called group of death with germany portugal and denmark. i think we have got the toughest group of this europe. germany is one of the favorites to go as well and we are not to underestimate denmark too but we played well in the last two matches and there is a lot of self confidence it's a long way to go. ten thousand fans turned up to watch joking lives germany. working good and skin poland. closer and lukas podolski received arguably the warmest welcome our recent injury worry blasting swine also took part germany face portugal and open on saturday and they will have to work hard if they are to qualify from green bay. it's a very tough group. strong teams like the netherlands and portugal we are also among the favorites denmark it's not very comfortable to play but. the best memory and then we have to start well against portugal. another thought the united have

her prediction, portugal all the way. the elephant sees a different future.ted the ball straight into the portuguese built, many victory for germany on saturday. >> i faced a lot of elephants in my playing days, but i have never seen one as a technically perfect as nellie. it is too bad she cannot play with the men. >> over in kiev, meet the psychic pig. picking winners is a pressured job, especially for one of the host nations, but it is all in a day's work for this pig. >> he really likes people, and he likes soccer. he watches it on tv with his owner. for two weeks, we watched him pick local and international matches. he definitely has the psychic ability. otherwise we would not have chosen him. we will see how accurate he is in a few days. >> and oracle's reputation is a shaky thing. a correct choice might quite literally save his bacon. but the pig has been promised a long and happy life, even if completely wrong. >> hopefully a longer and happier life than the octopus. there is no time to go back to titus, the thank you to him. stay with us. we will hav

on christan a row now though isn't portugal's only threat is everyone knows they have a lot of other players their team is also well organized which is a huge advantage to the dutch have won only one of the last ten meetings with portugal and failed to score in the last six while forty six shot so far in this tournament with a return of just one goal is a damning statistic with the necessary to go cushion in mind that might start with clash on huntelaar who scored twelve goals in qualifying and graph of under van't as the dutch go for broke now what the court official is that of the difference is that we're left with only one game and when it comes down to ninety minutes anything can happen meanwhile portugal are fully fit and. historically blessed they're the only country in european championship history never to have crashed out in the group phase and all of those ten encounters with the dutch they won six even more worryingly for holland is the facts they're on the verge of losing three straight matches for the first time since one nine hundred ninety and a country that inflicted

holland versus portugal rotterdam october the sixteenth one thousand nine hundred ninety one a year or ninety two qualifier richard viguerie gets his priceless first and last international goal as the dutch when one nil to go through to the finals this was the netherlands only win to date against portugal and on sunday burton of excite have to score at least two goals more than their bogey side to stand any chance of reaching the knockout phase of euro two thousand and twelve after finishing runners up at the world cup the dutch breezed into this summer's tournament as one of the favorites but a short one nil opening defeat to denmark being played two won by old foes germany means the irani have lost their first two games at the euros for the first time they now face a do or die last game in the group of death and hope germany do them a favor by beating the danes. christan a row now though isn't portugal's only threat as everyone knows they have a lot of other good players their team is also well organized which is a huge advantage to the dutch one only one of the last ten meetings wit

then, portugal lost his nerve to do lost its nerve.he rest of the shots when in here with a bit of luck, an end to portugal's championship dreams. >> your 2012 was the biggest sporting event ever held in poland and ukraine. bamako's have spent billions of euros on new stadiums and infrastructure, massive investments, but will the tournament spark the economic boost both countries are hoping for? >> our next report focuses on the polish capital. >> the newly built national stadium in warsaw towers 70 meters high and houses almost 50,000 fans. it symbolizes the dynamism of the polish capital, a city in a state of flux and modernization. journalists -- one journalist has been observing the changes of the past few years. >> the european championship provided us with the impetus to mobilize and get everything ready on time. after the championship, the infrastructure remains -- the bridges, the roads. nobody can take that away. >> in the run-up to your 2012, the country spend 16 billion euros upgrading roads and railway lines. the rundown tr

we have germany and portugal.said, we are in the toughest group of the tournament. >> defense will play a crucial role. if the netherlands make it through the group's stage, they could be contenders. they won the title in 1988. since then they have reached the semifinals three times. we get this year's squad five out of six. >> the group of death. >> that is right. if they win, you'll be on your way to amsterdam to see the boats in those canals and the party there. >> that is right. >> all right, that is it for this edition of the "journal." thank you for watching. >> thanks so much. we will see you soon. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ ♪

portugal are seeking their first major title after being stunned by greece in two thousand and four to leave rinaldo tearful however they fully fit spain should field for rail madrid colleagues. say he go around most xabi alonso and alvira all the lower as well as a large barcelona contingent will attempt to support the winner while maybe giving fernando torres and the chance to shine. it's not easy to stop everyone knows this because he has scored three goals in the tournament thus far but we also know that portugal has other stars like nani who is doing really well at this tournament and other quality players so we have to stop hearing of them and not just christianity. as well however despite easing three groups see spain have been criticised for dominating plate but not sparkling especially in the last two no win over france yet simply victory on wednesday would keep spain on track to clinching a unique treble defending their european title while still current well china. you know police we hope that spain will keep making progress and that our country will keep playing an importan

of the quarter finals the saving portugal will be the slight favorite at the national stadium in warsaw where neither side have been allowed to try to save the pitch you had of this evening showdown. bento is expected to name an unchanged side to the one that beat denmark and the netherlands with bruno elevation around the area that's both overcoming the knocks picked up against the dutch inventor says his team have what it takes to their third win in iraq at the championships. not like we have said there is a game in front of us that could get us to the semifinal that says something about the truth about the game tomorrow we will see the game czech republic versus portugal and that is what we're interested in we will play with the organization willpower passion talent and that is the most important thing for us if we win we will be very glad about it and if we don't deserve to win then we want well portugal star man christiane are now there has been interim antal for them his double in their two one win over the netherlands put them through to the last state alone portugal are quick to

at euro two thousand and twelve with germany portugal the netherlands and denmark all in action. checkmate russia thrashed the czech republic four one in their opening game to move top of group a. but first tennis and maria sharapova has continued a great sporting weekend for russia she's become only the tenth woman in history to an all four grand slams after a six three six two win over italy saw the iranian the final of the french open the twenty five year old went into saturday's final victory at roland garros was the only open upset from her impressive see they are. siberia native was too strong for her opponent from start to finish wrapping up the straight sets win in one hour and twenty nine minutes the last grand slam success came in australia in two thousand and eight and not long after she dropped out of the world's top one hundred as she battled injury and loss of form this win and see her return to number one in the world when the new rankings are released on monday. now moving to euro two thousand and twelve where group b. or the so-called group of death take center s

take on the czech republic in the first of the quarter finals the saving portugal will be the slight favorite at the national stadium in warsaw where neither side has been allowed to train to save the pitch ahead of this evening showdown portugal coach pilar bent over the expected to name an unchanged side to the one that beat netherlands and denmark and says his team has the desire to claim their third win in a row at the championships. like we have says if there is a game in front of us that could get us to the semi final that's a summing up the truth about the game tomorrow we will see the game czech republic versus portugal and that is what we're interested in we will play with the organization willpower passion talent and that is the most important thing for us if we win we will be very glad about it and if we don't deserve to win then we want them well portugal star man christiane who are now there has been instrumental for them his double in their two one win over the netherlands put them through to the last eight although portugal are quick to point out the reality grid man i

thanks for watching and here's what's coming up back in action portugal in the czech republic prepare for the first quarter finals of the european championships last in the ring pittsburgh penguins star you get him out in his name again a child's most valuable player for the first time. and turning up the heat on his or bron james struggle for a bit of injury worries ahead of game five against oklahoma in the n.b.a. finals. let's start there with the european championships in just two hours time portugal will kick off the first quarter final against the czech republic portugal the slight favorite at the national stadium in warsaw and their coach. is expected to feel the same side that beat denmark and the netherlands with bruno alvarez around realize both overcoming the knocks they picked up against the dutch side the portuguese as strong as they can be and bento believes his team have enough to claim their third win in a row at the championships. like we have said so there is a game in front of us that could get us to the semifinal that says something about the truth about the game t

the last meeting between spain and portugal was a friendly in lisbon where the home side triumphed four nil worst defeat for forty seven years elder frosty get back to brace though mrs wednesday's match with a sly injury but should be replaced by well made a netted goal number four this summer portugal finished second to germany in group b. and beat the czechs in the last eight each game getting better along with christiane a right now though the infuriated skipper was denied a super goal in that spain victory as an offside nani headed in on the line and rinaldo remains focused on reproducing his stellar platform at international level . playing with cristiano ronaldo is always a great source of satisfaction and pride he's among the world's best players a great professional and he's doing everything he can and the rest of the team is following suit in order to try and make it to the final twelve portugal are seeking their first major title after being stunned by greece in two thousand and four to leave rinaldo tearful however they fully fit spain should field for rail madrid colleagues.

as well as germany versus portugal the purpose but laval verena will host denmark against portugal when stay in denmark and germany next weekend for those fans but much tickets the fans own smock buying in the historic city center is a lively plan b. you can watch the action partake in plenty of entertainment too before the main events. let's move on to tennis where novak djokovic sits one win away from his first ever french open crowd but means a career grand slam the serve dawning two thousand and nine when roger federer in the semifinals extending his winning streak to twenty seven straight matches in major events the twenty five year old avenging aforesaid loss to federer during last year semifinals at this joke which occurring the first set six four to set the tone for the encounter federer would take a five second serve lived up to his number one ranking six four seven five six three the final score talk which burst still on track to become the first men's player in forty three years to win a four consecutive meter. was the best match of two thousand and twelve wrong gross for me

a withholder spain going up against neighbors portugal. getting all for euro two thousand and twelve quarterfinal predictions correct the psychic elephant offers her thoughts on tonight's. net. his wimbledon quest at the very first stage by scotland's. let's begin with football where euro two thousand and twelve resumes this evening in ukraine the world's undefended european champions spain putting their title on the line against christiane who are now those portugal in the nets a partridge has more. the last meeting between spain and portugal was a friendly in lisbon where the home side triumphed four nil no one has worst defeat for forty seven years elder frosty get back to brace though mrs wednesday's match with a thought i injury but should be replaced by well made a netted goal number four this summer portugal finished second to germany in group b. and beat the czechs in the last eight each game getting better along with christiane a right now though the infuriated skipper was denied a super goal in that spain victory as an offside na

the king of portugal and the portuguese are skeptical. again, not skeptical that you can sail to the west and come to the east, but also keep in mind going to the portuguese, they've invested very heavily in the africa root and the idea of going across. the portuguese are not keen to do this at all. not keen at all. columbus next tries spain, ferdinand i ssabellum. spain and portugal are rivals for trade and for on other political reasons as well. columbus makes his pitch to the spanish court, and that's what you see here. again, the consult anlants pondg and thinking. the consultants had an opinion. they said you've made the earth too small. they were right. they were right. the experts in portugal and in spain were right. you have made thea

back in action the euro towards its well resumes on thursday with portugal versus the czech republic a preview of full for quarterfinals coming up shortly. meanwhile from chelsea to china didier drogba us what's the champions league winners for chinese superleague scribblers and big spenders shanghai shane hall. and king malkin the pittsburgh penguins star you get involved in its name the any chills most a valuable player for the first time. for both first and a battle of former finalists is jew this thursday night chris shatter and all those portugal take on the czech republic in the quarter fine. year olds once it's well in warsaw ok pork rich previews of that match for us plus all the other last aids clashes. so the group stage guillotine of euro two thousand and twelve has dispatched co-host ukraine and poland not to mention world cup finalists holland and early prospects russia but how will the remaining teams fare in the knockout stage after days break the focus is back on the quarter finals where history could help decide the prospects of the eight that made the cut. first up

economists and what does this seemingly better bailout mean for the terms of ireland greece and portugal the bailouts that those countries have submitted to and when it comes to revolting against the harsh terms imposed by the euro crowds could upcoming greek elections be the best platform we'll discuss also the nobel prize is about to become a little less of a prize the nobel foundation reportedly has to cut back after a decade of overspending on i guess a nineteen global know it all doesn't come cheap we'll tell you what we think in today's loose change let's get to today's capital again. so when we talk about bailouts or bank recapitalization or rescue plans what usually capture the headlines are dollar amounts the names of various abbreviated technical vehicles for bailouts be them the f.s.f. or the s.m. there's usually mention of a country's top politicians a technocratic commission or international organization thrown in here or there usually merkel somewhere in there but when you get to the actual data gritty of what's behind titles like a stability facility or a so-called solidar

before portugal, he never scored a goal for germany. i think what you're seeing is that the comments -- gomez is a confident player. i think now that he has hopefully unlock the floodgates with this cathartic bowl against portugal, -- goal against portugal, then hopefully he can build on it. he is a stronger player mentally. i think if germany goes far, he will have an important role to play. >> after years of preparation, finally co-post ukraine inaction. they are still 0-0. they must finally be happy to get an action. what do you expect out of this game? >> i do not think ukraine really have the quality to go much further, although we would love to see them do that to keep the tournament atmosphere live. i think they are just very glad to be playing football tonight. and some of the-headlines are to one side. you know, there has been the political issue of certain governments boycotting the games. although the political environment has created this negativity, the coach was asked to explain his comments about african players being cal

portugal is one of those. it made the semifinals on thursday. >> the final score was 1-0 against the czech republic and a nail biting game. >> that goal was only scored in the second half. >> it took a full 79 minutes, but they got the job done. this picture-perfect header was a thing of beauty and made all the difference. reynaldo 's performance impressed. but there was a string of lost opportunities. portugal dominated at the outset. the dream shot came in the last seconds. but nothing came of that. still, the portuguese captain seemed to be everywhere on the field, even on the fence in front of his own goal. as the match progressed czech republic threats diminished. portugal consistently applied the pressure, but was frustrated by it failed gordon -- golden opportunities. they still could not capitalize when it counted and it proved to be the undoing of the czech republic. for now, the world's most expensive football player and perhaps the best got the job done from portugal, having his team into the semifi

mientras que portugal clasifico con 6 unidades, tiene 5 goles a favor pero ha recibido 4.ves en el estadio nacional de polonia entre mientras que italia solo 4, en lo que si comparten es en los goles recibidos ambos tienen 2 en contra. vamos ahora a lo local porque se viene el primero de los dos partidos llamados clasicos en la segunda division. maÑana miercoles sera el clasico del potomac de la usl entre los royals de virginia contra los monarcas del real maryland, el partido sera en el estadio de fairfax high school a partir de las 7.30 de la noche, la escuela esta ubicada en 100 rebel run road, fairfax, va. el partido de vuelta sera la proxima semana en la escuela richard montgomery sede del real maryland. hasta aqui los deportes tendremos mas esta noche solo a las once. nos vamos a la pausa pero un artista de cuatro patas recibe reconocimiento en hollywood.. les decimos quien l regrfinalizar, ♪♪.a de la risaisio@@asa risa

the group of death on the first day and they throw down the gauntlet to germany in portugal. well also sitting pretty at the top of group b. germany working man beating portugal by a solitary mario gomez had not the greatest of spectacles but the germans clearly don't mind these were the quite extraordinary scenes in and during the game really more reminiscent of a final rather than a group stage clash germany won the tournament in one nine hundred seventy two one thousand nine hundred eighty and ninety ninety six. and if they are to make up for titles they first need to get out of the toughest twenty twelve group of their next meet the netherlands on wednesday who themselves now need a result on the same night against portugal if they're to make it into the quarterfinals. now to a major upset in the world of boxing with timothy bradley jr ended manny pacquiao seven year unbeaten run in the ring the twenty eight year old scoring a controversial split decision in las vegas to take ownership of the pack man's w.b.i. welterweight belt pacquiao came out firing and took the fight

aiming high spain and portugal touch down and don't yet head of the euro twenty twelve semifinal later on wednesday. net gain of maria sharapova in wimbledon quest continues as she prepares to take on spot on a put on cover for a place in the third round. and a steady hand to meet the georgian pistol shooter preparing for an amazing seven limpet games appearance. but first a football where the first euro two thousand and twelve finalist will be decided later on wednesday world and defending european champions spain but in their title on the line against neighbors port you go into one yet ok partridge previews the action. the last meeting between spain and portugal was a friendly in lisbon where the home side triumphed four nil worst defeat for forty seven years elder frosty get back to brace though mrs wednesday's match with a thaw injury but should be replaced by el maida netted goal number four this summer portugal finished second to germany in group b. and beat the czechs in the last eight each game getting better along with christiane a right now though the infuriated skipper was d

while defending champion spain beat france to set up an iberian semifinal with portugal. and driving out to be humored for sebastian vettel chase is when in rome valencia is the european grand prey gets underway. start there with the football and the european championships for england captain steven gerrard has urged his team mates to seize the moment as they prepare to face italy in the last quarter final these durie have injury problems ahead of tonight's game but say they are ready for the glitch with the build up from kiev his cape partridge. the olympic stadium in kiev will host the first competitive match between england and italy for fifteen years and only the second is a european championship but after finishing unbeaten at the top of group day england manager roy hodgson says the approach to this tie will be much like the others to certain is such a different mentality because saying that. in the group stages you would have. not held involved because you realise you didn't win your game or get a result in your game you could not get through to the final stages i

so i think probably portugal is a monday issue for now., they have some problems as you highlighted being but not in the limelight. i think eyes are trained on what's happening in spain and to some accident degrees, as well. >> i'm looking at some of the yen levels. do you think we'll see intervention coming through from the japanese? >> i think so. the japanese economy can't get hit any further with the extended strong yen. and more importantly, there's credibility at stake. i think at this point we're at those levels. >> all right. peter, thanks. china central bank chief says his country will kick in more money, but there are calf caveats. >> the the china business news reports that the central bank governor is saying the country won't be absent from contributing to the international monetary fund emergency cash pool. but he emphasized it isn't necessary to commit to an exact amount now. and he also called for quota reforms to give economies a greater say in the fund's operations. the governor also says china will support the eurozone vi

against portugal and the netherlands but general manager all of a bit off the night such comments have unsettled the squad. does enjoy the most is that often i think the most important thing is that this is not transferred to the team it will always be like this in the tournament we've played two games now and there will be unhappy comments from players that come up on the one hand you. ask yourself is it really necessary on the other hand i'm quite happy that i'm satisfied and they're not thinking i'm happy to be here and just spend time it's important that the manager trusts them and that you always make sure to them that they are the chosen ones or. what have a little look at growing bayport to play the netherlands in the of again on saturday there are many possible permutations the biggest thing to say at the moment is that all four teams can still reach the quarter finals and a draw for germany in portugal would be enough to send them through. elsewhere italy could be without their star striker mario balotelli for their last game against ireland on monday the manchester city forwa

while germany is still growing, other countries like spain, greece, and portugal remained in recession. the german economy might be growing for now, but another batch of new numbers show industrial production dropped more than expected in april. >> that is increasing fears of a slowdown here in europe's biggest economy. the construction industry in particular contributed to the 2.2% decline. machine tool makers and consumer goods manufacturers also saw big falls in production. >> despite all those problems, shares in europe staged a big rally on wednesday. conrad has more from frankfurt. >> people on the markets had been anxiously waiting for the interest-rate decision of the european central bank, and for what ecb president mario drug he would have to say on the crisis. and then the market took it as not so bad news that the key interest rate for the eurozone was left unchanged and that draghi did not really have to say fundamentally new things. at least the european central bank stays on the watch. it keeps its extraordinary liquidity measures in place, and growth predictions for the

is going to fare entering this so-called work house also what this means for greece ireland and portugal and their crushing plights he's a professor of economics at the university of athens and author of the global minutes america the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy and we are so how be to have him on this show on a day when there is so much news going on in europe in spain and that has major implications for greece so first of all thanks so much for being on the show professor good morning it really is all mine so let's start with this spanish bank bailout because that's what's all over the news and i know you've been writing about it this is a bailout for the banks but the funds are funneled through the sovereigns so this increases the debt for spain possibly by as much as twenty percent according to one number i saw in the financial times so my question what does this do to the spanish government's solvency going forward this bank bailout. it simply ensures that the spanish state is insult and this is our love all over again let's not forget th

run is up portugal captain christiane there are now though he of the cough tear and dizzying step over us is coming off the back of a scintillating personal performance and two goal hole against the dutch and now goes up against the czech side who went through with a negative goal difference. however the czechs did precisely the same ninety six when they reached the semifinals and they did so by beating portugal one nil in the last eight the equally magnificent remained carol to boesky producing the. now trademark of the advancing vetoed by a to send the portuguese packing this time though the bookies are backing paolo bento skipper to grab the goals. meanwhile the victors this time around will face either group c. whenas and defending champion spain or group d. second place is france who do battle on saturday at the dumbass arena in donetsk and encounters spain coach. is relishing not surprisingly the last time that all her face was in a friendly in paris ahead of france's embarrassment at the twenty ten world cup ominously goals from the media and said he almost handed the future wor