As much as this may hurt me to do this, I figured lets go down memory lane since USA and Portugal got paired up in the same group with Ghana and Germany. I will say who I am going to cheer for in the USA v Portugal game.
If you know a Portuguese person who follows soccer, you know we are very passionate about our team. At the same time, I also want to see USA do good too because I was born and raised here.
Over the last 12 years these countries have meet often. Portugal over Germany in Euro 2000 3-0, while Germany beat Portugal in Euro 2008 3-2. As you can see, the footballing nations in this group are very familiar with each other and there are grudges to settle as well.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWi7FiAOzm8?rel=0&w=560&h=315] USA vs Portugal 2002 world cup 3-2
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLtT0imwdCQ?rel=0&w=420&h=315] USA vs Germany 2002 world cup 0-1
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj4ioi9R3Fc?rel=0&w=420&h=315] USA vs Ghana world cup 2006 1-2
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0awLDocoAFk?rel=0&w=420&h=315] USA vs Ghana world cup 2010 1-2 ot
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBjIFPSmLYA?rel=0&w=420&h=315] Portugal vs Germany 2006 world cup 3rd place game 1-3
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzwH2pJfxgY?rel=0&w=420&h=315] Portugal vs Germany Euro 2012 0-1
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECFzHixXpE?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Germany vs Ghana world cup 2010
The senior Portuguese and Ghana National Teams have not faced each other but the U-20 squads did in last years U-20 world cup, so might as well.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgh5xAtAbY?rel=0&w=560&h=315] 3-2 Ghana over Portugal
