Spain bite the dust

Spain 0 Portugal 1

Nuno Gomes, a second half substitute, succeeded in purging the debt he left when he was one of two Portuguese sent off in the semi-final of the 2000 Championship against France with a goal that will forever be recalled in glowing terms by an adoring nation.

His strike helped Portugal turn a seeming hapless dismissal from the championship into glorious triumph as they topped their group after a contest of ceaseless excitement.