UEFA Euro 2008 · Quarter-final

Portugal 2–3 Germany

Thursday 19 Jun 2008 · Basel, Switzerland (neutral)

Portugal2–3Germany

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Schweinsteiger Klose Gomes Ballack Postiga

22′0–1Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany
26′0–2Miroslav Klose Germany
40′1–2Nuno Gomes Portugal
61′1–3Michael Ballack Germany
87′2–3Hélder Postiga Portugal

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Portugal

1RicardoGK
2Paulo FerreiraDF
4BosingwaDF
15PepeDF
16Ricardo CarvalhoDF
7Cristiano RonaldoMF
8PetitMF ↓73′
10João MoutinhoMF ↓31′
11SimãoMF
20DecoMF
21Nuno GomesFW● ↓67′

Came on

6Raul MeirelesMF↑31′
19NaniMF↑67′
23Hélder PostigaFW●↑73′

Germany

Came on

18Tim BorowskiMF↑73′
4Clemens FritzDF↑83′
2Marcell JansenDF↑89′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Portugal: 1907 → 1887
Germany: 1974 → 1994

Expected score for Portugal: 40.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 16 of 20, 1936–2025.

Portugal wins: 4
Draws: 5
Germany wins: 11

Form either side

Portugal

Before

1–2 v Greece 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Georgia 31 May 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Turkey 7 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
3–1 v Czech Republic 11 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
0–2 v Switzerland 15 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008

After

5–0 v Faroe Islands 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
4–0 v Malta 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–3 v Denmark 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Sweden 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Albania 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Germany

Before

2–2 v Belarus 27 May 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Serbia 31 May 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Poland 8 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–2 v Croatia 12 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–0 v Austria 16 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008

After

3–2 v Turkey 25 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
0–1 v Spain 29 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
2–0 v Belgium 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
6–0 v Liechtenstein 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–3 v Finland 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Road through the tournament

Portugal

2–0 v Turkey Group stage
3–1 v Czech Republic Group stage
0–2 v Switzerland Group stage
2–3 v Germany Quarter-final

Germany

2–0 v Poland Group stage
1–2 v Croatia Group stage
1–0 v Austria Group stage
3–2 v Portugal Quarter-final
3–2 v Turkey Semi-final
0–1 v Spain Final

Every Portugal v Germany match20

From Portugal's side.


4 Jun 2025	Germany	2–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
19 Jun 2021	Germany	2–4	Away	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
16 Jun 2014	Germany	0–4	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
9 Jun 2012	Germany	0–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
19 Jun 2008	Germany	2–3	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2008	Quarter-final
8 Jul 2006	Germany	1–3	Away	FIFA World Cup 2006	Third-place play-off
20 Jun 2000	Germany	3–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2000	Group stage
6 Sep 1997	Germany	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
14 Dec 1996	Germany	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
21 Feb 1996	Germany	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
29 Aug 1990	Germany	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
16 Oct 1985	Germany	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
24 Feb 1985	Germany	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
14 Jun 1984	Germany	0–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1984	Group stage
23 Feb 1983	Germany	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Feb 1982	Germany	1–3	Away	Friendly	—
27 Apr 1960	Germany	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
19 Dec 1954	Germany	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
24 Apr 1938	Germany	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
27 Feb 1936	Germany	1–3	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN