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Seven reasons why Ballack will eliminate his new boss
It's always difficult figuring out the best way to impress your new boss. Do you up your work-rate or ease off to ensure they don't expect too much from you? Should you turn up early or is that just going to make them expect free overtime from you? These questions will no doubt have been running through Michael Ballack's mind as he prepares to face Luiz Felipe Scolari's Portugal. How will Ballack mark this momentous occasion? By humiliating his new boss, of course...
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Seven reasons why Germany will knock out Portugal
1. Portugal blew the momentum of their back-to-back wins by fielding reserves and losing 2-0 to Switzerland.
2. Meanwhile Germany were able to put defeat to Croatia behind by seeing off Austria with a 1-0 win.
3. Germany have scored in every game in 2008 and average 2.14 a game over that period.
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4. And Germany have lost just one of their last nine, compared to Portugal's three (all in their last six).
5. Germany were resounding 3-1 victors in the last meeting between the two teams - the third-place play-off at the 2006 World Cup.
6. Portugal have won just one of their last six clashes with Germany.
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7. chickendinner superfact: Germany have never lost a European Championship quarter-final game.
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» Germany haven't won either of their two previous European Championship clashes with Portugal - drawing 0-0 in 1984 and being humilated 3-0 in 2000, though both were in the group stage.
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» Both teams have scored in the first half of just one of the previous 15 encounters between the two.
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» Six of the 15 past encounters have been goalless at the break, five 1-0 to Germany, two 1-0 to Portugal, one 2-0 to Germany and one 2-1 to Germany.
» The team leading at half-time has never gone on to lose a Germany/Portugal game.
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