Al-Ahram Weekly

		24 - 30 June 2004 Issue No. 696 Sports	Current issue Previous issue Site map
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Egypt threw away an opportunity to make headway in qualifiers for the World Cup. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab reports on an early setback

PORTUGAL reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 with a famous 1-0 win over Spain thanks to a goal from substitute Nuno Gomes.

Ahli are determined to capture the cup after a season of failures, writes Mohamed El-Sayed