World Cup 2006 Qualifiers : Portugal defeats Latvia 2-0
Sep. 4, 2004 (AMP) — Germany 2006 (European Qualifiers) : Portugal defeated Latvia by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
The result put the Portuguese third in Group 3 with 3 points. In their next game, Portugal will meet group leaders Estonia on September 8, while Latvia will face Luxembourg.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
Latvia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1938)
Portugal at the World Cup
- 3 appearances (first in 1966)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Third Place (1966)
Latvia
0:2
Portugal
0:2 (0:0)
- 4 September 2004
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Estonia | 6 |
 Slovakia | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 |
 Russia | 1 |
 Liechtenstein | 0 |
| Latvia | 0 |
 Luxembourg | 0 |
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