Portugal back to full strength
Published
Nov. 4, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Portugal is back to full strength for its 2012 European Championship playoff against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Real Madrid defenders Pepe and Fabio Coentrao and strikers Danny and Hugo Almeida return from injuries that kept them out of the last match against Denmark - a 2-1 defeat that cost Portugal automatic qualification.
Portugal coach Paulo Bento announced his 23-man squad Friday for the rematch of the countries' 2010 World Cup playoff, which Portugal edged 2-0 on aggregate.
Portugal finished second in Group H behind Denmark, which leapfrogged the Portuguese into top spot after victory in Copenhagen.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina finished one point behind Group D winner France.
The first leg is in Bosnia Nov. 11 with the return game in Lisbon Nov. 15.
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