“Record-breaking is something very nice,” said the Portugal captain. “I have broken many records before and I am still breaking records for club and country. But this all comes naturally and the crucial thing was to reach the final, for the coaching staff and all my team-mates. I am very happy and I am very proud of all my team-mates. We are now so close. I’ve always dreamed of winning something for Portugal and now it’s just one step away. Dreaming is free, so let’s keep dreaming.“Euro 2004 was special. I was 18 and that was my first final. My debut. But now 12 years have gone by and we’re there again. I’m very proud of that. But I am also very confident and I believe that all these boys deserve it, I deserve it, Portugal deserves it, the fans deserve it – every single Portuguese person deserves it. They’ve been amazing supporters. We’ve yet to win anything, but it’s the final. I don’t think many people thought that Portugal would make it to that point, but we are there. That fills me with pride.
“Now we have to get ready for Sunday and we want to make this dream come true. I believe that we’ll win. With a lot of work, humility and the spirit of self-sacrifice, which I have always shown in my career, these sorts of things are doable.”
Commentary is Germany survived the first ten minutes.
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