MANAGER: Humberto COELHO


GOALKEEPERS:

1 VÍTOR BAÍA
12 PEDRO ESPINHA
22 QUIM

DEFENDERS:

2 JORGE COSTA
3 RUI JORGE
5 FERNANDO COUTO
13 DIMAS
14 ABEL XAVIER
16 BETO
20 Carlos SECRETÁRIO

MIDFIELDERS:

4 José Luís VIDIGAL
6 PAULO SOUSA
7 Luís FIGO
10 RUI COSTA
11 SÉRGIO CONCEIÇÃO
15 COSTINHA
17 PAULO BENTO
19 CAPUCHO

FORWARDS:

8 JOÃO PINTO
9 Ricardo SÁ PINTO
18 PAULETA
21 NUNO GOMES


"4-4-2" And "4-2-1-3" FORMATIONS:

Portugal Vs England - Group Stage Game N°1 (12/06/2000)



GK VÍTOR BAÍA
CB/SWP FERNANDO COUTO
CB JORGE COSTA
RB ABEL XAVIER
LB DIMAS
CMF PAULO BENTO
CMF VIDIGAL
RMF FIGO
AMF/CMF RUI COSTA
SS JOÃO PINTO
CF NUNO GOMES

Substitutions: Sérgio Conceição for João Pinto (75 mn), Beto for Rui Costa (85 mn) and Capucho for Nuno Gomes (90 mn)
Note: Figo and João Pinto spent more time on opposite sides in the second half
Sérgio Conceição played as RMF, this relocated Figo on the left side of the midfield
Beto played as central DMF behind Paulo Bento and Vidigal

Captain: Vítor Baía
Short Free Kick: Luís Figo
Long Free Kick: Rui Costa/Luís Figo/Vidigal/Paulo Bento/Fernando Couto/Beto/Dimas
Free Kick 2: Rui Costa
Left Corner: Luís Figo/Rui Costa
Right Corner: Rui Costa/Luís Figo
Penalty: Rui Costa
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Fernando Couto, Jorge Costa, Abel Xavier, Vidigal

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Figo/Rui Costa | João Pinto/Nuno Gomes | Figo/Sérgio Conceição | Paulo Bento/Vidigal | Fernando Couto/Jorge Costa
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack - Optional


Romania Vs Portugal - Group Stage Game N°2 (17/06/2000)



GK VÍTOR BAÍA
CB/SWP FERNANDO COUTO
CB JORGE COSTA
RB SECRETÁRIO
LB DIMAS
CMF/DMF PAULO BENTO
CMF/DMF VIDIGAL
RMF/AMF FIGO
AMF RUI COSTA
SS/AMF JOÃO PINTO
CF NUNO GOMES

Substitutions: Sá Pinto for Nuno Gomes (56 mn), Sérgio Conceição for João Pinto (6 mn) and Costinha for Rui Costa (87 mn)
Note: Sérgio Conceição played as RMF, this relocated Figo on the left wing

Captain: Vítor Baía
Short Free Kick: Luís Figo
Long Free Kick: Luis Figo/Rui Costa/Paulo Bento/Dimas/Fernando Couto
Free Kick 2: Rui Costa/Luís Figo
Left Corner: Luís Figo
Right Corner: Luís Figo
Penalty: Rui Costa
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Fernando Couto, Jorge Costa, Vidigal, Costinha

Team Strategy

★Change Sides: Figo/João Pinto | Paulo Bento/Vidigal | Sérgio Conceição/Figo | Fernando Couto/Jorge Costa
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Centre Attack
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Pressure


Portugal Vs Germany - Group Stage Game N°3 (20/06/2000)



GK PEDRO ESPINHA
CB/SWP FERNANDO COUTO
CB JORGE COSTA
RB BETO
LB RUI JORGE
DMF COSTINHA
DMF PAULO SOUSA
RMF SÉRGIO CONCEIÇÃO
LMF/AMF/CMF CAPUCHO
SS/AMF SÁ PINTO
CF PAULETA

Substitutions: Nuno Gomes for Pauleta (66 mn - Injury), Vidigal for Paulo Sousa (71 mn) and Quim for Pedro Espinha (89 mn)
Note: Humberto Coelho rested many of the regular players who featured in the previous two games since Portugal was already qualified for the knockout stage
With Quim substituting Pedro Espinha in the final minutes of the game, Portugal achieved the rare feat of using all of the players called to play in an international competition

Captain: Fernando Couto
Short Free Kick: Sérgio Conceição
Long Free Kick: Paulo Sousa/Fernando Couto/Rui Jorge/Beto/
Free Kick 2: Sérgio Conceição
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: Sérgio Conceição/Ricardo Sá Pinto
Penalty: Pauleta/Sérgio Conceição/Paulo Sousa
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Fernando Couto, Jorge Costa, Beto

Team Strategy

★Change Sides: Sá Pinto/Pauleta | Capucho
★Counter Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Centre Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack - Optional
★Right Side Attack - Optional


Turkey Vs Portugal - European Cup Quarterfinals (24/06/2000)



GK VÍTOR BAÍA
CB FERNANDO COUTO
CB JORGE COSTA
RB/RWB SÉRGIO CONCEIÇÃO
LB DIMAS
DMF COSTINHA
DMF PAULO BENTO
AMF RUI COSTA
SS/AMF JOÃO PINTO
SS/AMF FIGO
CF NUNO GOMES

Substitutions: Paulo Sousa for Costinha (46 mn), Sá Pinto for Nuno Gomes (75 mn) and Capucho for Rui Costa (87 mn)
Note: Paulo Sousa started the second half as left DMF, this relocated Paulo Bento as right DMF

Captain: Vítor Baía
Short Free Kick: Luís Figo
Long Free Kick: Luís Figo/Rui Costa/Paulo Bento/Fernando Couto
Free Kick 2: Rui Costa
Left Corner: Luís Figo
Right Corner: Luís Figo/Rui Costa
Penalty: Rui Costa
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Jorge Costa, Fernando Couto, Costinha

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack - Optional
★Change Sides: Costinha/Paulo Bento | Rui Costa/João Pinto/Figo | Paulo Bento/Paulo Sousa
★Pressure - Optional
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


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