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After the English lost David Beckham to an injury and Wayne Rooney to a red card, Portugal won a shootout 3-1 Saturday night following 120 minutes of scoreless soccer.
Portugal, which also beat England on penalty kicks in the European Championship quarterfinals two years ago, meets Brazil or France on Wednesday in its first World Cup semifinal since 1966.
A Scolari-coached team knocked out England for the second straight World Cup. Four years ago, he led Brazil to a 2-1 quarterfinal win over the English en route to the title.
Lineups:
England: Paul Robinson; Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole; Owen Hargreaves; David Beckham (Aaron Lennon, m.52, Jamie Carragher, m.118), Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole (Peter Crouch, m.65); Wayne Rooney.Coach: Sven Goran-Eriksson.
Portugal: Ricardo Pereira; Miguel Brito, Fernando Meira, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente; Luis Figo (Helder Postiga, m.86), Tiago (Hugo Viana, m.74), Petit, Maniche; Cristiano Ronaldo, Pauleta (Simao Sabrosa, m.63).Coach: Luis Felipe Scolari
Penalties: 0-1: Simao, 0-1: Ricardo stops Lampard's shot, 0-1: Hugo Viana hits the post, 1-1: Hargreaves, 1-1: Petit misses, 1-1: Ricardo stops Gerrard's shot, 2-1: Postiga. 2-1: Carragher hits the cross bar. 3-1: Ronaldo.
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Redcard:Rooney (m.61)
Bookings: Petit (m.43) and Ricardo Carvalho (m.111) from Portugal, and Hargreaves (m.107) for England.
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