Portugal v France - Starting Line-Ups - Deco & Costinha Return, France Stick With Team That Beat Brazil & Spain

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Portugal v France - Starting Line-Ups - Deco & Costinha Return, France Stick With Team That Beat Brazil & Spain

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Wed, 05/07/2006 - 18:58.

Portugal face France on Wednesday in the second semi-final of the World Cup Finals 2006.

France head coach Raymond Domenech has stuck to the team who beat Spain 3-1 before knocking out Brazil 1-0 in the quarter-finals, with Les Bleus captain Zinedine Zidane in a midfield playmaking role and Arsenal’s Thierry Henry in a solo striking role up front.

Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has both Barcelona playmaker Deco and midfield anchorman Costinha available for the crucial match, after both players missed the quarter-final against England through suspension.

Deco replaces Tiago and Costinha comes in for Armando Petit who is suspended for the match.

PORTUGAL

FRANCE


1. RICARDO	16. BARTHEZ Fabien
5. FERNANDO MEIRA	3. ABIDAL Eric
6. COSTINHA	4. VIEIRA Patrick
7. LUIS FIGO (C)	5. GALLAS William
9. PAULETA	6. MAKELELE Claude
13. MIGUEL	7. MALOUDA Florent
14. NUNO VALENTE	(C) 10. ZIDANE Zinedine
16. RICARDO CARVALHO	12. HENRY Thierry
17. CRISTIANO RONALDO	15. THURAM Lilian
18. MANICHE	19. SAGNOL Willy
20. DECO	22. RIBERY Frank

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PORTUGAL

FRANCE


12. QUIM	1. LANDREAU Mickael
22. PAULO SANTOS	23. COUPET Gregory
2. PAULO FERREIRA	2. BOUMSONG Jean-Alain
3. CANEIRA	8. DHORASOO Vikash
4. RICARDO COSTA	9. GOVOU Sidney
8. PETIT	11. WILTORD Sylvain
10. HUGO VIANA	13. SILVESTRE Mikael
11. SIMAO SABROSA	14. SAHA Louis
15. BOA MORTE	17. GIVET Gael
19. TIAGO	18. DIARRA Alou
21. NUNO GOMES	20. TREZEGUET David
23. HELDER POSTIGA	21. CHIMBONDA Pascal