Portugal Vs. Germany in Thursday's quarter-final

While Germany scraped through in their final group match against Austria, prevailing by 1-0, Portugal eased to qualification by winning their first two games. Even so, Meira thinks it will be 50-50 when the sides meet at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. "Germany will approach the game the same way as us, knowing there is little margin for error," he said. "They will make fewer mistakes and their motivation will be even greater because they know it is a game as [Luiz Felipe] Scolari said of sudden death."