They’re boring, they haven’t won a game in 90 minutes, they finished third in their group…The barbs had been flying at Portugal from all corners before their Euro 2016 semi-final with Wales.
Even the beaten quarter-finalists chipped in. “Portugal are weaker than Turkey and Czech Republic… we all know we were better,” said Croatia defender Vedran Corluka after their 1-0 extra-time defeat.
The 2-0 victory over Wales in the semi-final quietened a few doubters, but still it has been asked if this Portugal side are one of the worst teams to reach a European Championship final.
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