Portugal v Netherlands, 25 June 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Portugal |
| Referee | Valentin Ivanov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16 |
| Venue | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg |
| Attendance | 41,000 |
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Kick-Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Man of the Match:
Maniche (Portugal)
The match was later nicknamed The Battle of Nuremberg
This game set a new record for the most red cards (four) in a World Cup finals match. It also equals the record for yellow cards. 16 yellows were also shown in the game between Germany and Cameroon in Shizuoka in 2002.
23 red cards have been shown in the 2006 finals so breaking the record set in 1998.
1
Portugal
Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Goals:
| Maniche | 23 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ricardo
Defender
Fernando Meira
Defender
Miguel
Defender
Nuno Valente
Defender
Ricardo Carvalho
Midfielder
Costinha
Midfielder
Deco
Midfielder
Maniche
Forward
Luís Figo
(captain)
Forward
Pauleta
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutions:
| Simão for Cristiano Ronaldo | 34 |
| Petit for Pauleta | 46 |
| Tiago for Luís Figo | 84 |
Cards:
| Maniche | 20 | Y |
| Costinha | 31 | Y |
| Costinha | 45 | Y |
| Costinha | 45 | R |
| Petit | 50 | Y |
| Luís Figo | 60 | Y |
| Deco | 73 | Y |
| Ricardo | 76 | Y |
| Nuno Valente | 76 | Y |
| Deco | 78 | Y |
| Deco | 78 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Quim
Goalkeeper
Paulo Santos
Defender
Marco Caneira
Defender
Paulo Ferreira
Midfielder
Hugo Viana
Midfielder
Petit
Midfielder
Ricardo Costa
Midfielder
Simão
Midfielder
Tiago
Midfielder/Forward
Luis Boa Morte
Forward
Hélder Postiga
Forward
Nuno Gomes
Comments:
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari maintains his 100% record of wins at World Cup finals. He won seven matches as coach of Brazil in 2002 and has now added four wins with Portugal in this tournament. Having ended Holland's sequence, Portugal now own the longest current unbeaten run in competiitive matches amongst European nations. They are unbeaten in 16 games since the Euro 2004 Final defeat by Greece. Portugal now face England in the quarter-finals. The only previous occasion they've reached the last eight of the World Cup finals was in 1966 when the tournament was held in England.
0
Netherlands
Manager: Marco Van Basten
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Edwin van der Sar
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Khalid Boulahrouz
Defender
Joris Mathijsen
Defender
Andre Ooijer
Defender
Phillip Cocu
Midfielder
Arjen Robben
Midfielder
Wesley Sneijder
Midfielder
Mark van Bommel
Midfielder
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Midfielder
Dirk Kuyt
Forward
Robin van Persie
Forward
Substitutions:
| Rafael van der Vaart for Joris Mathijsen | 56 |
| Johnny Heitinga for Mark van Bommel | 67 |
| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for Phillip Cocu | 84 |
Cards:
| Mark van Bommel | 2 | Y |
| Khalid Boulahrouz | 7 | Y |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 59 | Y |
| Khalid Boulahrouz | 63 | Y |
| Khalid Boulahrouz | 63 | R |
| Wesley Sneijder | 73 | Y |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 74 | Y |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 90 | Y |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 94 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Maarten Stekelenburg
Goalkeeper
Henk Timmer
Defender/Right back
Jan Kromkamp
Defender
Tim de Cler
Defender
Johnny Heitinga
Defender
Kew Jaliens
Defender
Hedwiges Maduro
Midfielder
Denny Landzaat
Midfielder
Rafael van der Vaart
Forward
Ryan Babel
Forward
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Forward
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink