NUREMBERG, June 25: Maniche scored the only goal of a ugly match on Sunday to put Portugal into the World Cup quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over the Netherlands.
A quick move on the edge of the area in the 23rd minute ended with Pauleta touching the ball to Maniche, who skipped inside a defender and shot right-footed past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar from about 16 meters.
The Netherlands has now been eliminated from two straight major tournaments by Portugal. As host at the 2004 European Championship, Portugal beat the Dutch 2-1 in the semifinals, when Maniche also scored the winning goal.
Portugal had two players red-carded, midfielders Deco and Costinha, while the Netherlands lost Khalid Boulahrouz and Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Deco and Costinha will be suspended for Saturday’s quarterfinal match against England in Gelsenkirchen. —AP
England beat Ecuador
STUTTGART, June 25: Result of the World Cup second round match played here on Sunday:
