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Portugal leaves it late again to beat Poland on penalties

MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning penalty as Portugal beat Poland 5-3 in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the European Championship on Thursday.

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Quaresma the shootout hero as Portugal beats Poland

With the quarterfinal level at 1-1 after extra time, Quaresma fired his spot-kick past Lukasz Fabianski to line up a match against either Wales or Belgium in Lyon on Wednesday.

Having previously scored an extra-time winner in the round of 16 against Croatia, Quaresma's penalty sent Portugal into the semifinals for the fourth time in the last five European Championships.