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Germany claimed third place at the World Cup with a 3-1 defeat of Portugal in Stuttgart.

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		SCOLARI SALUTES HOSTS Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has thanked Germany for staging a "fantastic" World Cup.

		KLINSMANN UNDECIDED OVER FUTURE Post-match reaction to Germany's 3-1 World Cup victory over Portugal.

		RONALDO WANTS OUT OF UNITED Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo believes he should leave to play abroad.

GERMANY v PORTUGAL PLAYER RATINGS A look at how the players rated in Germany's 3-1 World Cup victory over Portugal.

SCOLARI STANDS BY RONALDO Luiz Felipe Scolari has defended Cristiano Ronaldo over the never-ending diving claims

FIGO HOLDS HIS HEAD HIGH Captain Luis Figo was proud of Portugal after the World Cup semi-final defeat by France.

RONALDO BLASTS REF AFTER EXIT Cristiano Ronaldo blasted ref Jorge Larrionda after Portugal crashed out of the World Cup.

CARVALHO MAKES PENALTY ADMISSION Ricardo Carvalho admitted he made contact with Thierry Henry for France's penalty.

SCOLARI LEFT TO PONDER NEXT MOVE Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted he will wait until the end of the month before deciding his future.

ZIZOU SPOT ON FOR FINALISTS FRANCE Zinedine Zidane's penalty steered France into the World Cup final as they beat Portugal 1-0 in Munich.

DOMENECH PROUD BUT SCOLARI SEETHING Post-match reaction to France's 1-0 World Cup semi-final victory over Portugal.

PORTUGAL v FRANCE PLAYER RATINGS A look at how the players rated in the World Cup semi-final between Portugal and France.

SCOLARI DREAMING OF FINAL Luiz Felipe Scolari believes his Portugal team could be ready to make their own dreams come true.

GALLAS: MY DREAM IS COMING TRUE William Gallas is living the World Cup dream as he prepares for France's semi with Portugal.

SCOLARI: NO LIMIT TO PORTUGAL POTENTIAL Luiz Felipe Scolari admits trying to convince Portugal's players they can win the World Cup is a big obstacle.

PORTUGAL WELCOME BACK DUO Team news for Wednesday's semi-final between Portugal and France.

ZE ROBERTO WARNING FOR PORTUGAL Ze Roberto has warned Luiz Felipe Scolari of the threat of Zinedine Zidane.

PFA CHIEF CONDEMNS RONALDO BEHAVIOUR PFA boss Gordon Taylor has condemned Cristiano Ronaldo's actions in Gelsenkirchen.

NO NEW DEAL FOR SCOLARI YET Luiz Felipe Scolari is yet to agree a deal to stay on as Portugal coach after the World Cup.

World Cup 2006 fixtures & results header

Date	Match				Grp/Rnd

11/06/06		Portugal	1 - 0	Angola	D
17/06/06		Portugal	2 - 0	Iran	D
21/06/06		Portugal	2 - 1	Mexico	D
25/06/06		Portugal	1 - 0	Holland	R2
01/07/06		Portugal	0 - 0 (3-1)	England	QF
05/07/06		Portugal	0 - 1	France	SF
08/07/06		Portugal	1 - 3	Germany	3/4PL

Group D
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	1	9
Mexico	3	1	1	1	4	3	4
Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	2
Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	1

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