Portuguese supporters at the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon. A 62-year-old retired man plans to travel from his hometown in Portugal to Germany by bicycle in order to attend the 2006 World Cup which gets underway on June 9. Jose Fortunato left Vila Franca de Xira, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) northeast of Lisbon on May 14, and he expects to arrive in Munich, which will host the opening game of the 64-match tournament, on June 8. "I am doing this because I am retired and I have nothing to do. It is a question of being stubborn and a bit adventurous," he told daily newspaper Publico. He plans to cycle for five or six hours each day in order to cover the roughly 2,600 kilometres in 26 days. "I am leaving on this trip with a bit of difficulty because the expenses are all up to me. I was thinking of returning by airplane but maybe I will have to come back by train, but I don't know how," said Fortunato. Portugal are pooled with Mexico, Iran and Angola in World Cup Group D with their first match against debutants Angola in Cologne on June 11.   (Agencies)

一位62岁的葡萄牙退休老人打算从自己的家乡出发，骑车去德国参加将于6月9日开幕的世界杯足球赛。 约瑟·弗图纳托于5月14日从位于里斯本东北约30公里的维拉夫兰卡德希拉出发，他希望能在6月8日抵达慕尼黑，世界杯64场比赛的首场比赛将在此举行。 他在接受《大众日报》采访时说：“我这样做是因为我已经退休了，没有什么事情可做。问题在于，做这件事情需要坚持不懈和一点冒险精神。” 他计划每天骑五、六个小时，以期在26天内完成约2600公里的行程。 弗图纳托说：“我的这次自行车旅行存在一定的困难，因为所有的费用都将由我自己来承担。我原本打算坐飞机回葡萄牙，但可能还是得坐火车回来，可我不知道该怎么走。” 葡萄牙和墨西哥、伊朗以及安哥拉同在世界杯赛的D组，葡萄牙将于6月11日在科隆对阵首次参加世界杯赛的安哥拉队。 (英语点津姗姗编辑)