This was the biggest ever win in a FIFA World Cup match for Portugal, and the biggest ever loss of Korea DPR!! Seeing the game of first 25 minutes, nobody could even imagine that the full-time score will be 7 goals to nil in favor of Portugal.
Christiano Ronaldo against Korea DPR at Cape Town on 21st June 2010. Out of the 7 goals scored by Portugal team in the entire match, Ronaldo could only score 1. It was 6th goal of the match, in the 87th min, when Ronaldo had to juggle his way through the Korean defense past the goal-keeper to take a comfortable shot.
When the Korean DPR defense performed well in the first 25 minutes of the match, it looked as though the Portuguese may have to work hard to score a goal. But it was in the 29th minute, when Raul Meireles made his way forward from the mid-field, Tiago slid a very good pass and Meirelez shot the goal past the attempting goal-keeper.
Raul Meirelez, the 27 year old mid-fielder for Portugal scored his fifth International goal against Korea DPR on 21st June @ Cape Town South Africa.
Meirelez made his debut against Kazakhstan in November 2006. He has 35 International caps against his name.
At the end of first half, the score was 1-0, with Portugal only having a 1 goal lead, and Korea DPR still fancying their chances to equalize in the second half. But the second half saw something that Korea DPR would not have imagined. The manager including the players were shell shocked to see what was happening. The Portugal team scored a record 6 goals in the second half, making it their biggest ever win in a FIFA World cup match. The Portuguese players who were amongst the scorers in 2nd half include Tiago (60' & 89'), Simao (53'), Hugo Almeida (56'), Leidson (81') and captain Christiano Ronaldo (87').
The 29 year old mid-fielder Tiago played his first International match against Scotland in November 2002.
He has 52 International caps to his name. He scored his first goal of the match in 60th minute when Ronaldo broke the offside trap from left to pick Tiago who scored the goal.
The dazzling performance on the field from Portuguese players brought immense energy and joy for Carloz Queiroz, the Portugal.
The 57 year old Portuguese coach began his coaching carrier in 1991 with Portugal. From 2000-2002, he coached South Africa and from 2003-2004, he was the coach of Real Madrid. Carloz was born in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique in Africa on 1st March 1953.
The flamboyance and superbly coordinated effort of Portugal team brought many smiles on faces of Portuguese fans who had gathered in large numbers to cheer their squad.
It was all fun and joy for fans of Portugal. The second half was a stunner with Portuguese strikers trying to create every opportunity to score.
The Portugal team is now comfortably placed at second position in Group-G with 4 points point, whereas Brazil is leading the group with 6 points, having won both its matches. Portugal is more or less definite to find a place in top 16 as there is a 9 goal difference between them and Ivory Coast.
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