On the glorious stage of 2020.

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The tournament witnessed Crowe's fifth journey and, at the same time, Pepe's fourth appearance.

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The Confederations Cup and

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Taken together, Crowe has represented Portugal at the world level for the 10th time, while Pepe is also in the spotlight with his eighth World Series. In this event, Cairo and Pepe wrote their 8th World Championship chapter together.

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Hailed as one of the most remarkable strikers in the history of soccer, Pepe is an undefeated center back legend. Pepe is not only Crowe's most inseparable teammate, but also the partner with whom he has played alongside for the longest period of time and the most number of times together.

Looking back at the 2016 session

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, Crowe and Pepe teamed up to win the title.

On August 20, 2003, Crowe made his national team debut. To date, he has played in four 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018

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and four sessions in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016

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.. This year's

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It will be the fifth time that Crowe has embarked on this tournament. in 2017, he was even involved in the Confederations Cup in Russia. Playing for Portugal, Crowe has participated in ten major tournaments. As of the June 9 match against Israel, he has played 175 matches for the Portuguese national team, scoring 104 goals. In the ten major tournaments, Crow has made 42 appearances. In eight tournaments alongside Pepe, he has made 30 appearances and scored 18 goals.

Pepe made his debut for the Portuguese national team on November 21, 2007, almost five years after Cairo. Prior to the match against Israel, he had played 115 matches for Portugal, scoring seven goals. Since 2008.

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Since then, Pepe has played three times for Portugal.

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, this session will be his fourth. From 2010

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Starting, he has played in three World Cups. he also featured in the 2017 Confederations Cup. Playing for Portugal, Pepe has been involved in eight major tournaments, two less than Cairo. In those eight tournaments, Pepe has made 27 appearances and scored four goals.

With the Portuguese national team, Cairo and Pepe have played eight World Cup matches, three Confederations Cup matches, 14 UEFA Cup matches, three UEFA Nations League matches, 22 World Cup qualifiers, 14 UEFA Europa League qualifiers and 21 friendlies together. With the Portuguese national team, the two have played 85 matches together.

During his time at Real Madrid, Cairo and Pepe have played two Club World Cup matches, 58 Champions League matches, one UEFA Super Cup, 162 La Liga matches, 15 Copa del Rey matches and four Spanish Super Cup matches. At Real Madrid, the pair have played 242 matches together. Including the national team and Real Madrid, Cairo and Pepe have played 327 matches together.

As opponents, Crowe and Pepe have met four times.

In the 11th round of the 2002/03 season, Sporting Lisbon defeated Maritimo 2-0 at home, with Cairo making his debut in the No. 28 jersey, playing 74 minutes. Pepe wore No. 27 and played all 90 minutes of the match.On April 19, 2003, in the 28th round of the Portuguese Superliga, Sporting Lisbon defeated Maritimo 3-0 away from home.Crowe came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, and Pepe played all the match again.

At the end of the 2002/03 season, Crowe moved to Manchester United, and he and Pepe didn't play as opponents for a long time. It wasn't until 18 years later in the 2020/21 Champions League 1/8 final, when Juventus played Porto, that Crowe played Pepe again.

In the first leg on February 17, 2021, Juventus lost 1-2 away to Porto, and in the second leg on March 9, Juventus won 2-1 in 90 minutes. In extra time, both teams scored one goal each. The final score was 4-4, with Porto advancing to the quarterfinals by virtue of scoring more away goals.

In both games, Crowe and Pepe played full time and extra time.Crowe wore the No. 7 jersey, while Pepe wore the No. 3 jersey. Crowe failed to score in all four matches.

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