The two countries will contest the competition's first quarter-final in Amsterdam, where the Portuguese will have a 100% record to protect following their victories over Germany, Romania and England in Group A. Turkey left it till their very last Group B game to beat Belgium 2-0 and spark wild celebrations back home and among Turkish communities the length and breadth of Belgium and Holland.

Portugal may never have had the soaring success of their own former colony Brazil, who have won a record four World Cup titles and competed in every finals tournament.

But, after having Eusebio man-marked out of the 1966 World Cup semi-final by Nobby Stiles, they also impressed in the 1984 European Championships in which they lost 3-2 in the last four to a Michel Platini-insp