The Twelve of England twelve, with a more nationalist tone, apparently inspired by his research into Camões and Garrett, but also possibly motivated by the 1890 British Ultimatum, which had provoked a strong anti-British feeling in republican-nationalist circles in Portugal at that time. The legend took a new life when the Portugal national football team made their debut at the 1966 FIFA World Cup hosted in England. Led by eventual top-scorer Eusébio, they reached third place in the tournament. The Portuguese newspaper press gave the fabled team the nickname "Os Magriços", in reference to the "Twelve of England". Although the legend was familiar to
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round 26 June 2012. There were 41 goals scored in 12 games, for an average of 3.42 goals per game. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round This page provides the summaries of the OFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The third round saw the two group winners and two group runners-up from the 2012 OFC Nations Cup compete in a single group of four teams. The matches were played in a double round-robin between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013, with the top team advancing to the play-off against the fourth-placed team from