Luís Figo: Perbedaan antara revisi

On 18 February 2004, Figo earned his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th cap]] in a 1–1 friendly draw with England at the [[Estádio Algarve]], playing as [[Captain (association football)|captain]] despite regular skipper [[Fernando Couto]] being in the starting line-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portugal 1&ndash;1 England|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/3495777.stm|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 February 2004}}</ref> Later that year at the European Championship on home soil, he captained the side after Couto was dropped.<ref>{{cite news|title=RÚSSIA-PORTUGAL, 0-2 (Maniche 7'', Rui Costa 88'')|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/internacional/interior.aspx?content_id=200918|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=Record|date=16 June 2004|language=pt}}</ref> He announced his retirement from international football following the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Euro 2004 final]] upset-defeat by [[Greece national football team|Greece]] due to an alleged rift between him and national coach [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]], although this was denied.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/23709-luis-figo-announces-international-retirement|title=Luis Figo announces international retirement|date=19 August 2004|access-date=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928035117/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/23709-luis-figo-announces-international-retirement|archive-date=28 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2005, he reversed his decision and returned for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 World Cup qualifying]] wins against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] and [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] under Scolari.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wldcup.com/news/2005May/20050519_30297_world_soccer.html|title=Figo makes international return|date=19 May 2005}}</ref>

 

Figo captained the squad during the 2006 World Cup, leading the team to the semi-finals. With three wins, Portugal finished [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group D|top of their group]] and qualified for the knock-out rounds with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. They advanced past the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in the last 16, and defeated [[England national football team|England]] on penalties in the quarter-final. Figo did not take part in the shootout, having been substituted for [[Hélder Postiga]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991618.stm "England beaten in penalties again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231122454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991618.stm |date=31 December 2008 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> In the semi-final, Portugal was beaten by [[France national football team|France]] courtesy of a penalty from his former club-mate and French captain [[Zinedine Zidane]]. This was Portugal's best finish in 40 years. The third-place playoff caused some controversy as Figo did not start; [[Pauleta]] captained the team in his place. However, Portugal fell behind 2–0 to hosts [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and Figo replaced Pauleta in the 77th minute, who handed him back the captain's armband to cheers from both Portuguese and German fans. Although Germany scored another goal shortly after Figo's entrance, he ended his final cap for his country on a high note by setting up [[Nuno Gomes]] to head in an 88th-minute consolation goal,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991644.stm "Germany 3-1 Portugal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828065013/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991644.stm |date=28 August 2017 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> thus passing his number 7 jersey down to his successor, [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].