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© AP, Sep 08, 2010

Queiroz under pressure as Portugal boss


LISBON, Portugal(AP) Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz's job is in danger after his team took just one point from its first two 2012 European Championship qualifiers while he sits out a six-month suspension.

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A Portuguese Football Federation board meeting Thursday is expected to discuss Queiroz's future amid growing demands for him to be replaced.

A 4-4 draw at home against lowly Cyprus and a 1-0 loss at Norway constituted Portugal's worst start to a qualifying campaign since 1996.

Queiroz is also set to miss Portugal's next two qualifiers in October after he was suspended for disrupting an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.

The coach is fighting possible dismissal, denying wrongdoing and saying he will appeal the suspension.


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