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German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (2L) and German forward Lukas Podolski (C) celebrate with teammates at the end of Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Germany won 3-2. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's midfielder Michael Ballack (R) celebrates scoring the 1-3 goal with striker Miroslav Klose during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match between Portugal and Germany at the St. Jakob Park Stadium on June 19, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland. AFP PHOTO DDP / SASCHA SCHUERMANN- MOBILE SERVICES OUT - (Photo credit should read SASCHA SCHUERMANN/AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's midfielder Michael Ballack (R) celebrates scoring the 1-3 goal with Germany's striker Lukas Podolski during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match between Portugal and Germany at the St. Jakob Park Stadium on June 19, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland. AFP PHOTO DDP / THOMAS LOHNES - MOBILE SERVICES OUT - (Photo credit should read TORSTEN SILZ/AFP/Getty Images)
German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann gives instructions during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / OLIVER LANG -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)
The German team looks on as Lukas Podolski, rear center, dances in front of photographers after the quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Germany defeated Portugal 3-2.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany's Michael Ballack, right, celebrates with goalie Jens Lehmann his side's 3-2 win at the end of the quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger, right, kisses his girlfriend Sarah Brandner after the quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Germany's Jens Lehmann, rear, hugs his teammate Per Mertesacker after the quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Germany defeated Portugal 3-2. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
German players (top, from L) German forward Lukas Podolski, midfielder Simon Rolfes, defender Christoph Metzelder, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, defender Per Mertesacker and midfielder Michael Ballack (bottom, from L) forward Miroslav Klose, midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, defenders Arne Friedrich and Philipp Lahm and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger pose prior to the kick off of the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (C) celebrates with German forward Miroslav Klose (L) and German forward Lukas Podolski after scoring during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO/JOHN MACDOUGALL -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann catches a ball during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann of Germany celebrates the opening goal scored by his team mate Bastian Schweinsteiger during the UEFA EURO 2008 Quarter Final match between Portugal and Germany at St. Jakob-Park on June 19, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
German forward Lukas Podolski (R) congratulates midfielder teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger (C) next to forward Miroslav Klose (L) after he scored the opening goal during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's goalkeeper Jens Lehmann fails to save the ball from Portuguese forward Nuno Gomes during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match between Portugal and Germany at the St. Jakob Park Stadium on June 19, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland.
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) is challenged by Armenia's Sargis Hovsepyan during their Euro 2008 Group A qualifying soccer match at Leiria city stadium November 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)
Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and Armando Petit, players of the national soccer team of Portugal, leave their hotel in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 12, 2008, as they get a day off following their 3-1 win against the Czech Republic Wednesday. Portugal is in group A at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Portuguese fans look in disappointment as they watch the Portugal vs Germany football match played in Basel, Switzerland, at the quarter-finals of the Euro 2008 from a giant screen located at Eduardo VII Park in downtown Lisbon on June 19, 2008. Germany won 3-2. AFP PHOTO/ FRANCISCO LEONG
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal talks to the media during a press conference at the Stade de la Maladiere on June 17, 2008 in Neuchatel, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) vies with German midfielder Michael Ballack during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected after German midfielder Michael Ballack (unseen) scored his team's third goal during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Germany leads 3-1. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
Together. With you. Always. No matter what. Forca!
The journey is over for us. It is surprising how soon they have to go home. But we`re proud of you. We`ll try again next time! Forca!!
Ok so Portugal lost ='( congrats to all the German fans..even though I believe the 3rd goal was meant to be a foul
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) is surrounded by reporters upon his arrival at Portela airport in Lisbon on June 20, 2008. Portugal was eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals of the Euro 2008 on a match played yesterday in Basel, Switzerland. Germany won 3-2. AFP PHOTO/ PAULO CORDEIRO
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo falls during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO/JOHN MACDOUGALL
German forward Miroslav Klose (L) jumps for the ball to score past Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira (C) and forward Cristiano Ronaldo, his team's second goal during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match Portugal vs. Germany on June 19, 2008 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG
Germany's goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, left, grabs the ball ahead of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championship quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Germany defeated Portugal 3-2. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)
Germany's Arne Friedrich, left, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo vie for the ball during the quarterfinal match between Portugal and Germany in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Starting players of the Portugese national football team (L to R, Upper row) Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo, Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese forward Nuno Gomes, Portuguese midfielder Petit, Portuguese defender Pepe and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L to R, bottom row) Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho, Portuguese defender Jose Bosingwa, Portuguese midfielder Deco, Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira and Portuguese forward Simao Sabros are pictured before the Euro 2008 Championships Group A football match Czech Republic vs. Portugal on June 11, 2008 at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland. AFP PHOTO DIMITAR DILKOFF -- MOBILE SERVICES OUT -- (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
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