Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra:
Portugal; ... what team plays 11 men against 10 men without any forwards on the pitch, like they did against England?
Portugal playes in a 4-3-3.
-------Carvalho-----Meira-------Valente
Miguel
-------------Costinha-----Maniche
------------------Deco
------Figo---------------------Ronaldo
-----------------Pauleta
In the small final they even played 3-3-4 at some time, with Nuno Gomes, Simão, Pauleta, and Christiano Ronaldo. Plus Deco.
Same thing with Italy, some say (not this tournament, but they predicted it) Italy played defensive but in the prolongations of the match against Germany they played with 4 strikers, Totti, Toni, Del Piero and Iaquinta.