EURO 2000 highlights: Portugal 3-2 England

[@adelgzyl4573]

Rui Costa is one of a kind player. You can sense how the ball is enjoying being under his feet!

[@philippefernandes5273]

Adel Gzyl I totally agree with you! Rui Costa was my favourite Portuguese player at that time. A very talented player with great skills (technique, vision, pass, shot).

[@faresmilan5591]

Yep Rui Costa 😍

[@wiseonwords]

He was a fantastic player - so elegant, so skilful.

[@mbahdholdhol7473]

Yes man. My childhood hero

[@ricardo82carvalho]

As non Benfica fan I have to agree

[@Contraband-7]

Figo and Rui Costa🙏💃👍

[@MrCacciLLo]

João Vieira Pinto

[@debruyne809]

Nuno Gomes

[@kentond19]

Kids these days have no idea how great they were

[@francknattario329]

João Pinto was crazy...

[@omalone1169]

Deflection ...it was a rubbish goal On second thoughts Smyth in the guardian exposes it

[@alexdacruz2403]

Gabriel ‘’BATIGOAL’’ batistuta once said 95% of his goals he scored in Florentina came from The feet of the Maestro Rui Costa for a striker of his caliber to say that it just shows you the Vision Rui Costa had to pick out guys....... he is one of the best Mids in History no doubt about it.

[@footballnotsooccer600]

Yeah dude ikr their partnership is one of greatest ever.

[@daviderossi3338]

La visione di Totti era superiore a quella di Rui costa, Totti miglior assist man della serie A oltre che al secondo marcatore di tutti i tempi

[@alexdacruz2403]

@@daviderossi3338 scuzzi papa ra puppi?

[@lutufyodixon9997]

@@daviderossi3338 rui Costa was far better than totti

[@zrizzle19]

@@daviderossi3338 Rui Costa was way better than Totti

[@Javierote65]

Portugal o meu amor. Soy un español que ama Portugal, país maravilloso.

[@RuiLuz]

Gracias hermano, viva Ibéria.

[@DiogoSantos-lz5ii]

te amamos viva la peninsula

[@JoaoSilva-od1zv]

Naturaliza-te irmão

[@alexander3285]

The header from João Pinto is insane!!

[@fearedlegend]

best goal i/ve ever seen

[@simonforrest2522]

He was well known for his aerial prowess .. But still one heck of a header

[@markwill3515]

riisky header that was. boot to face!!

[@JMoruzzi]

Excuse me, it's Yow Pinto (apparently).

[@falcao1904]

@@JMoruzzi haha

[@adamw.p.6287]

England supporter since 1986. Even though we lost this is still definitely one of the most entertaining games Ive ever seen. That Portuguese team is a beast. So many legendary players.

[@emmanuelducleron2892]

Best Game I have ever watched. Hands down

[@number7717]

England: We're off to a great start lads, there's no coming back for Portugal now. Portugal: Hold my cerveja

[@yavrumdeutschland66]

Cerveja?

[@MrAlpaca19]

@@yavrumdeutschland66 beer in portuguese...

[@duhusker4383]

@@yavrumdeutschland66 Really? That hard to guess?

[@leopereira8098]

ahahahhaha old my cerveja loool

[@DR-uq4hn]

@@yavrumdeutschland66 seriously you couldn’t google it? Wow Oh btw “Google” is a search engine in case you don’t know which is a very likely possibility judging how limited you’re “BOSS”

[@zyzoo100]

Legends, legends everywhere

[@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427]

Only JESUS CHRIST can save your soul from the flames of hell!

[@yeeterrl5700]

@@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427 ok bro

[@arnaenkaresksiat2696]

Portugal..... England's nightmare as usual

[@TFB97]

zz zz Not anymore 🖕

[@TFB97]

zz zz clueless

[@CK-dd7eq]

@zz zz hold on now.. England beat Panama 6-1 plus Southgate is a really nice guy

[@jb894]

zz zz who England? It’s probably the best team in the world in current form

[@nonceyguy113]

@zz zz errmmm.... have you seen sancho, Hudson odoi, foden, Alexander Arnold, sessegnon or Nelson? The future is England's

[@fm-dk9dn]

a simple time when Portugal's equipment was red shirts and green shorts and not whatever comes to nike mind

[@RomanSionis85]

Look at England kit and France's ain much better. Nike really have lost their touch over the years. No wonder Man Utd finally ditched them. Adidas is the only big brand left that tries to stay modern.

[@afonso0454]

hahaha muito bom

[@turtleilike]

KaDoxPT !

[@goldenstate9102]

Fernando Morant italy the best selecion of Europe.england is loserd,world cup 1966 germany the real champion

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

Nike's equipment are the same for every country they just change the colours, so boring.

[@ultimodosromanticos]

Nasci no Porto em 1988, tinha 12 anos quando vi este jogo com o meu pai. Quando a Inglaterra marcou o segundo golo meu pai disse que já nem apetecia ver mais nada e eu com aquela inocência de criança disse que Portugal ia dar a volta e assim aconteceu! Apartir deste momento, senti a verdadeira emoção que só o futebol consegue transmitir. Amazing!

[@xpat73]

The header from the Portuguese lad is probably the best I have ever seen in an international game....and I'm English! It was difficult and had no margin for error.

[@jeanlundi2141]

It's so good and flawless in execution it almost doesn't look special. But who has ever really done that? I can't recall seeing such a goal. One of the best headers I've ever seen, international football or not.

[@davidribeiro1064]

​@@jeanlundi2141 João Pinto despite his small height was, technically, one of the best aerial players I've ever seen.

[@Icenfyre]

Joao Pinto despite his size was one of the best headers in the sport in his time

[@daleyunited6044]

For me the best was that header from borgetti against italy in 2002 wc

[@mrbrightside051284]

To this day I still can't believe it went in. It had to be perfectly executed and it was.

[@desmondesmond7424]

As a Scotsman, I have always loved Portugal as a nation.

[@johnbo51able]

Is that because they beat England all the time?

[@HCunha]

@@johnbo51able yes

[@blabla-rg7ky]

I don't care

[@HCunha]

@@blabla-rg7ky k

[@the12thplayeracademy65]

As a Portuguese man born in England I LOVE scotland. The kit, the passion, the country and it's history. The national anthem is my favourite. Am hoping you guys qualify for major tournaments again!

[@joaoalmeida5312]

Rui Costa and Figo received a lot of praise and credit but Joao Vieira Pinto was a childhood hero for many portuguese kids playing in the streets and parks back in the day. ⚽♥️ Not the most skillful and with no great physical attributes, very skinny and small for a forward (5ft 7in) but he was gritty, full of passion for the game and he made others around him better. Underrated legend of the game, wish there were more highlight/tribute videos on him here.

[@yousefh083]

Agreed, Joao Pinto was a legend but unfortunately underrated

[@loveanimals8389]

I remember watching this game live at home . Still one of the best games I've watched in my entire life! Figo and Rui Costa playing together = PURE CLASS!!!!

[@eddiemurphy21]

Me too...

[@zhuoranli4576]

European football was so entertaining back then

[@rampage_roar8056]

now you sold your Television so you don't know if its still entertaining or not

[@shaizyRmcf8895]

Are you mad or what,today its more idiot

[@R3z4n]

Euro 2016 was shite but World Cup 2018 was unexpectedly entertaining

[@moisesmelo8374]

Verdade

[@peterpimmel5307]

@@R3z4n lol world cup 2018 sucked tbh!

[@Gizo02]

In my opinion the best Portugal team that I ever saw was this one at Euro 2000, not being old enough to watch their great 1966 team with Eusebio. I think that this team was better than their teams from later tournaments in 2004 (they wouldn't have lost twice at home to Greece in one month), 2012, 2016 etc. They were excellent at this tournament, well balanced and cohesive all over the pitch, played attractive football and narrowly lost their semi-final against a ridiculously strong French team with Zidane at the peak of his powers. I like their 2nd goal in this game more than their 1st one, with 20 passes or so, the cross by Rui Costa and the Joao Pinto diving header.

[@jeanjacqueslundi3502]

2006 WC was good too.

[@jagmeetgill3520]

RUI COSTA...completely single handedly destroyed england..he was a class apart totally...Technically skilled player Rui Costa

[@-RunninNGunnin-]

Abel Xavier playing for Portugal is an epic childhood memory :D

[@melsonian1506]

This is one of my favourite games, and our recent Euro 2016 championship glory makes it so much sweeter, VIVA PORTUGAL!!!!

[@aminrahman8081]

I still remember this, watching with my friends back in Dublin. A heartbreaker for England team and the rising era of Portugal Football Team. One of the match to be remembered back in 20years ago. Still a classic until today

[@matthewdonovan36]

This was such a great game. Such wonderful goals from both teams. Magical long range strike and header from Portugal with a comeback too. Greetings from a German.

[@r3dleh107]

thank you

[@RedEagle04]

The best game of Euro 2000! Rui Costa Maestro Luis Figo Golden Ball

[@yavrumdeutschland66]

@@brunopinheiro1632 What?

[@ErenJaeger_5678]

Stolen to zidane

[@jmmoyano1999]

luis figo judas ball

[@babylon490]

J. m. h visca el 8arça!!

[@anakkucings]

kimpembe is the only maestro

[@luismaciel7463]

This game was unforgetable!

[@goldenboy06]

I forgot about it...seeing it now I've no idea why!

[@ElGentoo]

I never forgot it. That game made me love football.

[@emojristosvejetoisto8197]

Figo, Rui Costa , Nuno Gomes all legends

[@Daud07563]

And Vitor Baia

[@miguelpaulino5126]

O melhor futebol que a seleção portuguesa apresentou até hoje... Foi uma campanha fantástica... Grupo da morte, com Inglaterra , Alemanha e Roménia... Passou Portugal e Roménia, com os suplentes demos 3 á Alemanha... Inesquecível

[@lyoryl]

Fell in love with Portugal during this tournament. I will never forget watching this match match live as a 12 year old. When it was 2-0 down I was so anxious and upset and was thinking this cannot be happening, we cannot be eliminated from England like this. When the comeback was happening I went absolutely berserk - Hell yeah! This is unreal! We’re doing this! Named the pet turtle I got as a birthday present that year “Nuno Gomes”. When I think about it now - Rui Costa, Luis Figo, Nuno Gomes.... England never really had a chance, did they?

[@andrewjoyce9038]

No course not. Shearer scholes Beckham Owen such poor players honest nob

[@Joey177hz]

@@andrewjoyce9038 club players

[@andrewjoyce9038]

@@Joey177hz so their record at international level wasn't impressive? Shearer 30 goals in 62 matches for England. Scholes the best midfielder in the world, owen nearly 50 goals for England. Beckham the best dead ball player in the world?

[@Joey177hz]

@@andrewjoyce9038Scholes was one of the best midfielders in the prem and Beckham was a good free kick tacker.

[@andrewjoyce9038]

@@Joey177hz zidane and xavi called Scholes the best midfielder of his generation

[@number7717]

Fantastic side, this Portugal Golden Generation! Also, I always thought Nuno Gomes was underrated.

[@carlgois8579]

His problem tbh was the inability of getting himself in unmarked areas. If you watch him he would make runs but into spaces where defenders were a lot of the times.

[@Marco81blues]

He was more of a second striker, Portugal always lacked a reall number 9..and sometimes the "inhability" to call players from smaller teams in our league didn't help. Big clubs always lobbied for their players, so they could market them. Nuno Gomes was a good forward, especially at this time, when he was playing in Serie A. I would play him over Pauleta any day of the week.

[@seedheechhaatee3891]

It's incredible how much quality every player had back in the day in comparison with today's players.

[@johnramos4715]

Not just with portugal but almost every team , Holand , Germany, England, Brazil , Italy , Argentina, etc ... definitely there is something missing nowadays

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Exactly! Best era for football,late 90s and early 2000s

[@pjune9819]

Don't agree, the defending was horrible on both sides.

[@Primitive_Code]

Well this England is the same overrated team from 2010-2016. The only exception is Beckham with his passing, free kicks etc. Everyone else we see here and Gerrard, Lampard, Terry etc overrated.

[@As-qz5lr]

The game now is too tactical

[@neilrafferty2097]

And Rui Costa came back again in 2004 . A fantastic player .

[@ktmtxt]

This is the game of my life, so far. I think I definitely and deeply fell in love with football forever in this sunny afternoon, with 10 years old. I remember so many details. Watched it with my old man :') Rui Costa, my favourite player ever, Figo and João Pinto played insanely well, combining in possession and always changing positions while progressing towards the English net.

[@felipefuentes9840]

Omg Man, me too Since this match I m fam of Portugal

[@docdave1994]

I remember this game as if it had happened yesterday because it is the best game I have seen to this day.

[@ei05056]

Same here

[@jeanlundi2141]

I don't know if it's because I'm portuguese, but I have the same feeling. I don't even remember the match too well. But I remember the impact it had on me.

[@WorstEpisodeEverr]

this Portuguese team is far greater than the one who won euro 2016

[@manuelobster]

Agree, and i am Portuguese!

[@mkibrahim6]

How are they ‘Greater’ if they’ve achieved less? Probably ‘better’ is the word you are looking for.

[@jackmasterdick]

jinz0001 it was harder to qualify then, also Rui costs got sent off for his second yellow in the last game when he took too long to walk off the pitch, so we had to play Germany with 10 and didn't qualify.

[@alvarojesus6790]

2000 till 2006 Portugal has a alien team!

[@lucianraphael9527]

GTS The only Portugal team that is comparable is the 2012 euro team tbh

[@ABolaRules]

Yao Pin-Toe with a class headed goal!

[@carlosedu5]

yao pin-to XD ikr is it that hard to pronounce João pinto

[@exelentation1]

i didn´t know there was a Korean guy playing for Portugal.

[@rawsupershow123]

Wal Vall Mor JOÃO pinto

[@outlawboy88]

@@exelentation1 😂😂

[@YesWeedCan_21]

😂😂😂

[@Arlind22]

Rui Costa and Figo alone make this Portugal team even better than the current one.

[@accipiter9434]

Arlind22 you mean the current one that won the euros?

[@ivanmv4727]

Arlind22 Messi fan?

[@gezzarandom]

You mean the one who won the Euros?

[@igorstark9514]

Portugal-00 is MUCH better than the current one.

[@Hahaha-jq5bc]

yes his name is Eder and the other one was just outside the pitch for all game

[@warst4r593]

Rui Costa 4 ever

[@Sofwan786]

yeap facebook.com/Russia2018-1993590207567569/

[@vladutzimbru932]

And AC Milan !!! He was a beast there

[@gammergq]

Younger Ronaldo took things to another level but always enjoyed watching Figo play more.

[@YyYy-uh2sv]

Hahaha younger ronaldo did the dribble and everything but never was he better than figo

[@a.caeiro7775]

gammergq I totally agree with you!

[@begood160]

Different Players

[@josef1557]

Yy Yy nice joke dude

[@raohxbroly8176]

ronaldo can score just against weak teams

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

I watched this match with some English guys in England when at university. As per usual, they hardly knew any of the Portuguese players. I remember telling them about rui costa and how amazing a player he is in our league in Italy, but as usual...pure ignorance. England goes 2-0 up and they're laughing. The fight back from Portugal was a thing of sweet beauty.

[@danielchristopher9898]

English always ignores other teams, they regularly think they can beat anyone without doing proper checks on their rivals. And English football is not fluent like pass pass move, no pure dribbler in their team, no skilful players out there like Portugal 🇵🇹, Spain 🇪🇸 and France 🇫🇷. They play like RUGBY 🏉. A very solid game without dribbles

[@marcK599]

​@@danielchristopher9898They play differently...The English are more a Germanic people...they will never play like the Mediterraneans. The English need to be more like Germany

[@aldozilli1293]

​​@@danielchristopher9898Rubbish, in this era Spain were similar to England, France weren't dribblers particularly either, the only flamboyant ones were Portugal, that I agree and if your friends didn't know about Costa, Pinto, Figo, Xavier, Simao, Gomes etc. then they probably didn't know about football in the first place. All these players were well known at the time.

[@AntiChris84]

Sounds like you just watched it with a bunch of uni students who don’t know football. The two most knowledgeable people about football I ever knew were an English guy and a Scottish so two British people. Most Europeans I’ve met didn’t follow it.

[@baromone9824]

One of the best come back of the football

[@bagpussmacfarlan9008]

Not really, England never looked like they'd hang on - Portugal created every time they went forward

[@deanmadnut2614]

Best come back ever type in reading 5-7 arsenal if you haven't seen it yet. Absolutely amazing game

[@fearedlegend]

what a great game this was.a true classic

[@mob9334]

I remember watching this game, Manuel Rui Costa ran the show, what a player he was

[@TheHamedfay]

This was by far the best euro I ever seen (second best for me is 1988), the quality of players back then specially France, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands were simply unbelievable, any of those four teams could win a world cup today very easily..

[@andrewjoyce9038]

And England prick

[@khaledkaram8849]

Was watching it when I was 17, I enjoyed all teams but my heart was supporting Italy and Purtogal

[@jcroque89]

Portugal's second goal is one of the most amazing goals I've ever seen

[@scp4849]

Tiki taka before Guardiola. The combination and quality of passing during this game was the best I watched from a Portugal team in 25 years. Until today we didn’t played at this technical level imo.

[@carlgois8579]

Brave header Campbell is a big sob

[@themastema1189]

As a portuguese man myself, I was thrilled with the victory, but the best goal i've seen in world or european cups was by João Pinto, best flying header i've ever seen! Thanks to the uploader

[@Solyom_Sam]

Joao Pinto's header... one of the greatest goal in football history. A touch of magic. I'm good at football, but... impossible to make it.

[@themastema1189]

20 years ago... one of the most spectacular comebacks in football's history at a top top level. Congratulations to US the mighty portuguese! Three spectacular world class goals!

[@portugal9902]

22

[@Brunoa253698]

Rui costa, figo, abel chavier, nuno gomes, joao vieira pinto, jorge costa, vitor baia, Andrade etc, uma equipa de grande lendas!

[@docdave1994]

This was the best game I've ever watched

[@zobielamouche1]

In 2000, Portugal was better than in 2016...

[@oasisbeyond]

And so was Italy, France, Germany...

[@gordusmaximus4990]

Germany? Portugal trashed them with their betch team by 3 0 on this tournament.

[@dirtychild7873]

With no luck

[@michaeldorego7313]

Better individual players, but more grit and never surender attitude in 2016

[@sagan1976]

Actually, no. Fernando Santos’s playstyle is (poorly) defensive, compared to the more open style back in 2000. We could be a more offensive team, if only we had fast middlefielders for possession and playmaking. We don’t. Well, we do. They’re just not on the usual roster.

[@FilipeMariaBraga]

Finally Portugal joined art with results, Rui Costa, Figo and João Pinto ... Unforgettable players, aesthetics, elegance, strength and great character.

[@smokejc]

Figo's goal was absolutely gorgeous.

[@therussianspy5882]

Hardly, Figo blasted his shot straight at the keeper. The only reason it went into the corner like that is because it took a (very lucky) deflection off of the defender.

[@osayandeshakur2173]

@@therussianspy5882 shut up man what do you know

[@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630]

Great goal but was given WAY too much room without being pressed

[@relentero8547]

@@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630 they were clearly parking the bus after those 2 goals. I hate that mostly because it usually ends up backfiring like it did here.

[@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630]

@@relentero8547 Was SO early to park the bus tho

[@20eNe24]

*Euro 2000* England: What a great start to the group stage. We are leading against Portugal, and will probably win this game and advance to the quarter finals easily. Rui Costa: Nope! *Euro 2004* England: What a great start to the knockout stage. We are leading against Portugal, and will probably win this game and advance to the semi finals easily. Rui Costa: Nope!

[@sominboy2757]

To be fair, in 2004 portugal was playing at home so they had an entire nation on their side

[@Miguel-nm4tn]

It wasn't Rui Costa, though he played brilliant in both occasions but in 2004 he came from the bench.. In 2000, Pinto, Figo and Gomes were also important. England has no chance against Portugal. In my opinion England may be competitive against Portugal but the Portuguese of that extra mile of class in its players. Nothing but the truth

[@bconni2]

you must be a Benfica guy

[@jcsports8698]

@@Miguel-nm4tn I wouldn't say no chance. Keep in mind we had players like Beckham, Ferdinand, Cole, Lampard, Gerrad and Rooney on our side. If we just had a manager who could have unlocked all of their full talents then Portugal would be the ones struggling

[@forcaportugal2012]

@@sominboy2757 Actually, there were more English than Portuguese in the stadium on the 2004 match.

[@sergioparreira4866]

The best football game i ever watched in between England vs Portugal mad respect for both national teams.

[@albertorodriguez4451]

What a goal by Figo. I will always remember 😍😍😍

[@unnknown8546]

Rui Costa and Figo was class this euros. IMO this is the best European championship

[@cmarq817]

One of my favorite games ever. Will be on my mind forever. Saudades FIGO e RUI COSTA... the Maestros!

[@ngill5493]

Rui Costa 3 England 2...Rui costa did things a English player can only dream off..his skill art dribbling and vision was on another level.

[@craigsmart1986]

Navneet Gill Paul scholes.

[@ElGentoo]

Figo won that game though ... ;)

[@wiseonwords]

Craig Smart - LOL! Funny man!

[@craigsmart1986]

Dennis Lewis Xavi: Paul Scholes is a role model. For me - and I really mean this - he's the best central midfielder I've seen in the last 15, 20 years. Zinedine Zidane: My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation.

[@footballnotsooccer600]

@@craigsmart1986 Pauls got more attention because he was playing on england (english fans overhype every player up) not saying scholes is a bad player he is a legend but rui costa is so underrated. Rui costa was so elegant so classy you saw what he did there. And batistuta (batigol) said that he was the best player he have played with and almost every goal he scored with fiorentina came from his feet.

[@pietro_ferrari]

Portugal vs England is just brothers meeting. Never forget our alliance!

[@ViriatusYT]

So true.

[@Lorenzoinfj]

@Trek Poiler The Portuguese discovered sailing from the Moors. Then the Portuguese taught the British Sailing. And the British navy ruled the seas for a long period

[@stonedmason111]

Big love bother ... If you ever need help fucking up the French and Spanish pick up the phone amigo

[@fartsquirel880]

@@Lorenzoinfj you're reading your History in a Cereal Box?

[@andrewjoyce9038]

@@Lorenzoinfj English navy

[@eddiemurphy21]

Can't believe those first two english goals. I mean, nobody was defending!!!!! The 3 portuguese goals were so good. They had brilliant work to score them. It was totally fair.

[@jOEdIRTmD]

That Portugal was AMAZING!!!

[@TheValterandrade]

Portugal with this team today would won world cups

[@ihateibellashesucks7369]

Valter Andrade plus cr7

[@raohxbroly8176]

Gamer Boy without cr7

[@Pedro-gt6cn]

@@ihateibellashesucks7369 Eusébio*

[@DiogoSilva-lf2oc]

Almost did it in 2006 and got eliminated by a fucking Spanish offside goal in 2010

[@navashesus9068]

Lmao....bro they would win u21 World cup maybe....they R slow for players today...

[@BBA696]

Lembro-me deste jogo como se tivesse sido ontem...que desânimo após aqueles dois golos da Inglaterra e já ninguém acreditava até que aquele golaço do Figo fez renascer a nossa esperança e conseguimos ganhar! Memorável, que bom recordar!

[@eddiemurphy21]

E que golos. Lol dois golos em que não houve marcação e os defesas estavam sabe-se lá onde... Parecia um campo vazio só com os atacantes ingleses que só tiveram que encostar. Hoje em dia, é impensável uma defesa assim. Felizmente que Portugal foi melhorando nesse aspeto e até conseguiu um euro à custa sobretudo da defesa.

[@hareesh3848]

Nuno Gomes..most of his goals were just like lightning...pure fire item...🔥🔥🔥

[@darkhanme]

Wonderful comeback!!

[@nunobranco3257]

best game in euro history....what a game i was 13 years old at that timee

[@morbidfran]

How the hell did we not win anything with this team...Baia, Conceicao, Couto, Figo, Rui Costa, Joao Pinto, Nuno Gomes, Petit, etc. Fucks sake

[@TheAvenger62]

France's team was even better that's why :) barthez, blanc, desailly, thuram, lizarazu, deschamps, makelele, petit, zidane, henry, anelka, trezeguet, pires, wiltord

[@morbidfran]

TheAvenger62 Well we only lost via golden goal so :)

[@kaysvideoseries9602]

it just france year..they were purely lucky against holland

[@gw2102]

Because their were alot of those topteams at the time! Take a look at other teams who didn't win anything around that time like The Netherlands,Italy,Spain,England,Portugal! They were all loaded with great players. In The Netherlands we ask ourselves the same question that you just asked

[@redfive8486]

because you lost to greece

[@hunterofliars9600]

Do we remember that the result of this match was : (1) Allan Shearer did not want to play for England ever again... (2) England manager Kevin Keegan resigned as football manager (3) Portugal gave us all a lesson on how to continue fighting until the last minute and never give up

[@animusseeds4960]

Wow really?

[@ldv1452]

The time when Portugal played beautifully but did not win competitions. I miss that gaming style but I prefer to win competitions.

[@vascoribeiro69]

I fell asleep during Euro 2016 games...only woke up with Wales and the final of course! Fds Crl!!!

[@lovemycountrylovemycountry8889]

I am a fan who recently started watching his sport how this team plays different to the team that won the euros can you explain me

[@ldv1452]

@@lovemycountrylovemycountry8889 the 2000 team played more on the offensive and they had lots of attacking collective plays. There was more concern about scoring goals than preventing the other team from scoring. The 2016 team, by contrast, was more defensive. The current Portuguese team is a mix of 2000 and 2016.

[@lovemycountrylovemycountry8889]

@@ldv1452 I hope they win this euro and the 2022 wc may be I am a bit delusional but it will be a perfect sendoff to cr7 and will be a new era to Portugal and thanks for explaining bro

[@ldv1452]

@@lovemycountrylovemycountry8889 I am dreaming of those wins :-) Cheers mate!

[@dianastc3710]

I wish Portugal played like this today, this where the games that made love watching football the sudden change in the score winning or losing this was a good game

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

Portugal had a pretty dangerous and badass team at this time.

[@br3menPT]

they shoud have won in 2000 not in 2016 lol

[@exo4rcist3]

@@br3menPT and 2004

[@D95RO]

@@br3menPT they should've won euro 2000, euro 2004 and world cup 2006.

[@artpereira]

This team was Portugal’s best ever chance at winning. Loved it. Breaks my heart

[@FootkerSnooball]

Not best ever chance. They were playing Zidane era world champions 🇫🇷 in semi-final and even if 🇵🇹 got through that game (which they didn't) they would've had to beat another great team when in worse condition than they were vs 🇫🇷. It was however Portugal's most convincing tournament this century to date. But 2 other teams 🇳🇱 & 🇮🇹 were both unluckier not to win it and both statistically better than 🇵🇹. 🇫🇷 had some luck (not with their knockout route Portugal got to play 🇹🇷 where as France got 🇪🇸 before 🇵🇹 & 🇮🇹) some luck in the games but were still worthy winners, anyone who won the 1996-2012 format were there were just some other teams who were just as worthy who didn't win it was designed to be hard for everyone but also fair format for everyone but the better you performed the greater your reward would be. You couldn't be rewarded for failure like 🇵🇹 were rewarded for failure in 2016 the new messed up format where they avoided playing 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 and instead faced loads of major tournament newbies.

[@jordanizudike1709]

I was a 5years old kid, watching this game and my dad said Portugal was gonna come back and win, and they did

[@paul6082]

Love Portugal, old good days❤ I miss the old days, time flies. Best Portugal team ever. I miss the England legends too. I love the commentator voice ❤❤❤

[@lukestevemonty]

Def one of my fav Euro matches of all time

[@charlierocket9912]

Смотрю спустя 22года)Сейчас мне 34 и обзор матча у меня не вызывает особых эмоций,кроме ностальгических.Но отлично помню тот день,этот матч,когда мне было 12-13 лет,какие эмоции меня захлестывали,настоящий драйв. Эх. Просто вспомнился год фигу,решил зайти , пересмотреть. Как летит время😔

[@siriustoni]

Great Portuguese, Portugal champions euro 2016

[@Miguel-nm4tn]

@Kostas - Κώστας Μπ Greece last 7 Euro's how was it? Compare with the Portuguese please? Let me know the lesson you take from it..

[@felipefuentes9840]

Omg This match change mi life Before i dont like football But when i see Figo and 🇵🇹 I become in fan

[@Robson1898vascao]

Figo and Rui Costa... Someone name one fucking national team nowadays that has two huge talents such as Figo and Rui Costa

[@tigrounetteremanescentes7256]

Wait and see... This EURO will be amazing

[@XDeathHackX]

lol? dont think so, we re muuch stronger than 2014 worldcup , the difference is abysmal. Portugal 2000 team was very strong too. I think our decline happened after euro 2008 until worldcup 2014 but we re back baby. I think we might reach semi / finals in this euro 2016.

[@DWKit22]

True.... or like now Quaresma & Ronaldo

[@r4h4al]

Scholes and Owen?

[@exelentation1]

you mean two great midfielders??? Spain of course: Iniesta and Xavi or Iniesta and Silva; or France: Zidane and Henry if you mean one great midfielder and striker...Brazil: Rivaldo and Ronaldo. You should be more accurate with your question. It is not clear.

[@akumarmalai]

Scholes was most underrated as a player. Guy had no air. Super player

[@RKAPUTZCRL]

01:41 Vítor Byeou 02:15 Yau Pintou 02:50 Nunou Gomez

[@MartinRodriguez-bm9hh]

What a goal of joao pinto of portugal pure football guts

[@carlgois8579]

Agree, I wouldn’t put my head to that ball. Sol Campbell is a big sob.

[@MacIain82]

Remember watching this at the time. What a match and come back, great result.

[@Jack16921]

Good old times when every single national team has their squad filled with so many legends... I remember World Cup 2002, Euro 2004, World Cup 2006... Those times were the best. It was so entertaining to watch every single game from any of these tournaments coz of the players. It was the best generation we've could ever witness.

[@jumajasjas2925]

Rui Costa

[@male11nov]

I want my childhood back, missed it big time.

[@Adyyy]

Figo the legend

[@andrefjbernardo]

The most beautiful header I have ever seen. Very artistic.

[@mrbarbastathiss9124]

Vitor Baia doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Probably because of a few bad games at Barcelona, but I still think he was as good as Pagliuca or Kahn

[@cankarakaya7594]

this is the only match I can't forget...and Figo is goal amazing...

[@isabelarielginasiano7715]

England has been losing to portugal since 2000 a lot of times!

[@Boifeicasempre]

Since México 86.

[@nanaquame8625]

Nuno Gomes my fav. Portuguese player ever

[@DaemonovEarth]

For England this was just a bad result but for the Portuguese national team this match was a total game changer. Still to this day,every time we play important matches or qualify, this one always comes to my mind.

[@generaltapioca4940]

Scholes & Joao Pinto: 2 of the best headshots I've ever seen.

[@pandjiaryopoerwono3789]

what a baller Rui Costa was

[@jpmtlhead39]

João Pinto goal, is Fantástic

[@valentinospagnuolo6998]

Joao Pinto s goal is a Real masterpiece😮

[@abomarsyr103]

Miss those days ... good old days ... thanks for sharing

[@gtvo6156]

Figo espetacular!

[@tonigeorg7652]

The best Portugal squad i have ever seen.