Lisbon, Portugal (SportsNetwork.com) - Portugal manager Paulo Bento has agreed to a new contract with Portugal that will see him stay in charge of the national team until 2016.
Bento's new deal will take him through the 2016 European Championships and it comes with the boss currently preparing to take his team to Brazil for this summer's World Cup, which will be the third major tournament for Portugal under Bento.
The 44-year-old guided Portugal to the round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup before losing to eventual champion Spain, which also eliminated Portugal in the semifinals of Euro 2012 on penalty kicks.
Portugal reached the 2014 World Cup after losing only one game in qualifying, although the team finished second in its group and had to beat Sweden, 4-3, in a two-legged playoff to reach Brazil.
Bento earned 35 caps as a player for Portugal, which was drawn into Group G in this summer's tournament along with Germany, the United States and Ghana.
[SportsNetwork.com]
