Portugal's Scolari steels himself up for clash with the most likely opponents, Germany

BASEL: Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is steeling himself for a Euro 2008 quarter-final showdown with Germany here on Thursday.

Although the Portuguese could also face Austria or Poland, Scolari made it clear he expected the Germans to bounce back from a below par display in their defeat by Croatia to clinch second place in Group B.