World Cup Update: Portugal & England Advance [J. Mark English]

Nuremburg - Portugal beat the Netherlands 1-0 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup after one of the most ill- tempered matches in World Cup history.

Four men were sent off - two for both sides - and eight others were booked as tempers boiled over in Nuremburg.

A 23rd-minute goal from Maniche was enough to put Portugal into the last eight and a clash with England, a repeat of their quarter- final match at the 2004 European Championships, which Portugal won on penalties.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - David Beckham was feeling nauseous. England's offense was just as sickly, with nothing to show for an hour of aimless passing against Ecuador in the 90-degree heat.

Then Beckham's right foot lived up to its fame, squeezing England into the World Cup quarterfinals.

Beckham curled a trademark 25-yard free kick just inside the post in the 60th minute Sunday, his first goal for England in nearly 15 months - and the lone highlight in an otherwise ugly 1-0 victory over Ecuador.