Group A - 07 June 2008 - Genève - Stade de Genève
Scolari's men too strong for Turkey
by Simon Hart from Stade de Genève

Losers on the opening day four years ago, Portugal made a sure-footed start to UEFA EURO 2008™ as second-half strikes from Pepe and substitute Raul Meireles secured all three points against Turkey at the Stade de Genève.

Just deserts
It was a deserved victory for Luiz Felipe Scolari's men who also rattled the woodwork twice through Nuno Gomes. For Turkey, by contrast, defeat here continued their unhappy sequence of results against not just Portugal, who had previously bettered them at the 1996 and 2000 finals, but also teams coached by Scolari – his Brazil beat them twice at the 2002 FIFA World Cup – and made Wednesday's Group A meeting with Switzerland a virtual eliminator.

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Team statistics

Portugal Turkey
2Goals scored0
0Yellow card3
0Red card0
8Shots on goal1
4Shots wide4
10Fouls committed24
7Corners5
6Offsides3
28' 28''Ball. Poss. (time)25' 19''
52%Ball. Poss. (%)48%

Group A

TeamsPld+/-Pts
PortugalPortugal 326
TurkeyTurkey 306
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3-23
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 303
Key:
Pld
Matches played
+/-
Goal difference
Pts
Points
Last updated: 30/07/2008 14:25 CET

Other matches

Portugal

11/06/2008 - Czech Republic3 - 1
15/06/2008 - Switzerland0 - 2
19/06/2008 - Germany2 - 3

Turkey

11/06/2008 - Switzerland2 - 1
15/06/2008 - Czech Republic3 - 2
20/06/2008 - Croatia1 - 1*
25/06/2008 - Germany2 - 3

Other match of the day

Switzerland - Czech Republic0 - 1