| Despite a team packed full of individual talent, Portugal made very hard work of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cupscraping through narrowly with a playoff win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. How they will fair against stronger opposition at the tournament has been a major talking point with much of the nation's expectations being landed squarely on the shoulders of superstar Real Madrid . |
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One way to show your team spirit is wearing the Portuguese team colours with pride.
| Portugal Team Merchandise | ||
The official shirt of the Portuguese national team. |
Retro Portugal shirts from great teams of the past. |
Wave the Portuguese flag at every game. |
Between games you're going to want hit the park to recreate those moments of football genius you've just witnessed. Here's some of the things you might need.
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| Eusebio. A little bit special. |
Portugal have had their share of football geniuses over the past. The player most commonly heralded as Portugal's greatest ever was Eusebio,
If you're planning to have company on the day of the big match a great way to get everyone behind the national team is serve Portuguese themed food. Portugal has wonderful foods to choose from. Caldo Verde - a green soup with chourçio, makes for a great starter or snack. Piri-Piri sauce goes particularly well with chicken and has a great spicy flavour. For dessert, it can only be the famous Pasteis de Nata, the tasty and addictive little custard tarts. There are hundreds of Portuguese recipes to choose from that your guests are bound to love as they cheer on Portugal in the World Cup.
