Thank you all for pointing out my faith in this team. I know France is a great team, that Zidane is in great form, that they have the best defense, and that their strikers are deadly.
However the one thing that I've known about Portugal since this shin-dig started is that they fear no one anymore, that they are as good as anyone top-to-bottom, that they have a prolific goal scorer (who with the exception of Razor) no one believed on, and most importantly that they are very hungry to finally prove that they are the best in the world just like they did in 89 and 91!
The only thing that I was not sure on was the coach, but he has proved me wrong...He has made all the right moves. Forca Coelho!
With that in mind I know we can beat France! Bento or Sousa should zone out Zidane, Vieira and co. Their strikers should be shackled by our defense. I hope Xavier plays! Dimas has been on all tournament, and Couto and Costa, well you can't say enough.
Rui Costa has to play well...cannot miss goals. Conceicao can abuse either Thuram or Lizarazu as can Figo. That will open it up for Nuno, Rui, and JVP. They have to be dead on. They will not get many chances as Blanc and Dessaily are outstanding. Also we have an extra day of rest following an easier game..it should help.
All in all I think we will win 3-1!