Eusebio tells Portugal to be on toes vs Korea

Portuguese legend Eusebio has let it be known that Portugal should be prepared for North Korea in Monday's second game for both clubs, the North Koreans took the World by storm in World Cup 1966 and led Portugal 3-0 in the quarter finals before the Black Panther scored four goals and led Portugal to the come from behind victory 5-3. Portugal goes into this matchup needing not only to win but to score goals as this group could easily be decided on goal differential. Carlos Queiroz is said to be thinking of tweaking his starting lineup from the first game which could see Deco, Danny and Liedson starting off on the sidelines.

Benfica let Binya go for free

Benfica and Cameroon midfielder Binya have agreed to part ways and the player has signed a three year contract with Xamax of the Swiss league where he was on loan last season. The 25 year old Binya came to the Luz in the 2007/08 season when Jose Antonio Camacho was behind the bench. Binya played in 39 games for Benfica in all competitions

Guimaraes look to Algerian Halliche

Guimaraes coach Manuel Machado has his eye on Algerian central defender Rafik Halliche to join his club for the upcoming season. Halliche who is playing in World Cup 2010 belongs to Benfica and was loaned out to Nacional by the Champions this past season. Halliche's contract runs until the 2011 season with the team from Lisbon and it is said that Machado has already submitted a request to Benfica for the players services.

Brags sign Cruzeiro defender Leo Fortunato

Braga have added another player to their roster for next season after signing Cruzeiro defender Leo Forunato on a free transfer. The 27 year old central defender will be at Braga next season as they reinforce their club for the Champions League next season.

Almeida gets brace as Portugal win final tuneup

Portugal got off to a sluggish start againt Mozambique in part in what could have been the team reacting to the loss of Nani for their World Cup campaign. The team announced that Nani would miss the entire tournament and has been replaced by Benfica midfielder Ruben Amorim. The team went into the half scoreless and flashes of a zero-zero draw to Cape Verde a few weeks earlier started dancing in the heads of fans but this was not to be. Danny quickly opened the scoring for Portugal in the 52nd minute when he took a pass from Deco and deked out the Mozambique keeper to give his side the lead. Danny then turned playmaker as he passed a low cross onto the feet of Almeida at the 75th minute mark. Almeida scored his second of the game when Ronaldo who came in at the 63rd minute mark sent a low shot that was mishandled by the keeper and Almeida easily tapped in the ball off the rebound. Portugal now get set to take on Ivory Coast Tuesday as the kick off their World Cup campaign.

Portugal World Cup squad, player jersey numbers

Carlos Queiroz has now named his 23 man squad for World Cup 2010 but many fans still are not sure who will be wearing what number as the players take to the field, so we at PSNL make sure you know what number your favourite player will take to the pitch with in South Africa.

1- Eduardo
2- Bruno Alves
3- Paulo Ferreira
4- Rolando
5- Duda
6- Ricardo Carvalho
7- Cristiano Ronaldo
8- Pedro Mendes
9- Liedson
10- Danny
11- Simao
12- Beto
13- Miguel
14- Miguel Veloso
15- Pepe
16- Raul Meireles
17- Nani
18- Hugo Almeida
19- Tiago
20- Deco
21- Ricardo Costa
22- Daniel Fernandes
23- Fabio Coentrao

Portugal get back to winning ways

Portugal get back to their winning ways with a big boost in a 3-1 victory over African team Cameroon. Portugal who disappointed in their last friendly made sure to not make it two disappointing games in a row. Portugal dominated the early part of the game and opened the scoring when Raul Meireles hit a low Simao cross past the keeper at the 32nd minute mark. Eto'o then got his second yellow of the game and was sent off at the 33rd minute when he disputed the Portuguese marker. The second half opened with a quick goal as Raul Meireles picked up his second of the game one minute into the half when his akward angle shot beat the Cameroon keeper. Cameroon then brought the game to within one as Webo scored at the 69th minute mark but Portugal was not to be denied on this night and Nani restored the Portuguese lead to two goals when he took a Ronaldo pass and chipped the ball over the keeper. Portugal now have one friendly remaining as the get set to leave for South Africa.

On a sour note, Pedro Mendes left the game in the second half with an undisclosed injury.