Euro-Germany lead Portugal 2-1 at halftime (Reuters)

 
Germany led Portugal 2-1 at halftime in the first quarter-final of Euro 2008 after Bastian Schweinsteiger and Miroslav Klose scored midway through the first half at St Jakob Park on Thursday. [link]

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