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FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Fixtures, Live Stream: Day 4

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BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 continues on Sunday with another healthy set of fixtures, as a few teams look to play catch up in Group A and Group B.

A total of four matches are scheduled for day four with Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO among the networks providing live streaming coverage of all four encounters.

At the Gdynia Stadium CONCACAF giants, Mexico will seek to avoid a second successive defeat when they take on Japan in a Group A match at 9:30 am ET.

El Tri suffered a 2-1 defeat to Italy in their opener, which means they must beat Japan to avoid a possible an early elimination from the tournament.

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Japan, which played to a 1-1 draw Ecuador in the opener, will be looking to stay close to the top of the group with a win and the Samurai Blue are confident about picking up the three points.

Also in Group B, Ecuador will face Italy in a game that promises to be entertaining.

A victory for Gli Azzurrini, who finished third at the U-20 World Cup in 2017, would see them booking a place into the next round.

In another interesting game on Sunday, Senegal will match talents with Colombia in Group A at Lublin Stadium.

Colombia tagged Poland 2-0 in the opening game of the group on Thursday, while Senegal beat Tahiti 3-0 to go top of the group on goal difference.

Poland will aim to rebound from the early defeat with a win over Tahiti.

Besides a win, Tahiti are also seeking to end their goal drought at a FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Again, the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament will be broadcast and stream live on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 tournament runs from 23 May to 15 June.

Sunday 26 May

Group A Senegal v Colombia (Lublin, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)
Group A Poland v Tahiti (Lodz, 20:30 local; 2:30 pm ET) )

Group B Mexico v Japan (Gdynia, 15:30 local; 9:30 am ET)
Group B Ecuador v Italy (Bydgoszcz, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)

Watch Germany v Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup Semis

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SOCHI, Russia, Sporting Alert — Starting lineups, live Gamecast and live stream of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup second semi-final game between Germany and Mexico.

Live coverage from the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, will begin at 2 p.m. ET and you can stream the action for free on FOX Soccer Match Pass. Fox Sports GO will also stream the game, with The television broadcast will be available on Fox Sports 1 USA.

Javier Hernández and Raul Jiménez will lead the attack for Mexico, while Carlos Vela will start this one on the bench.

Giovani dos Santos and his brother Jonathan dos Santos both start as well for El Tri, with Hector Herrera and Javier Aquino joining the pair in midfield.

Nestor Araújo, Miguel Layún, Oswaldo Alanís and Hector Moreno will make up the back four, while Guillermo Ochoa is in goal.

Meanwhile, for Germany, Julian Draxler will play as part of a strong attacking lineup, that will see Timo Werner leading the line.

Lars Stindl, Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Henrichs, Leon Goretzka and Matthias Ginter also start for the World champions.

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen is the man between the sticks.

FIFA Confederations Cup

Mexico XI: Ochoa, Moreno, Alanís, Layún, Araújo, Aquino, H. Herrera, J. dos Santos, G. dos Santos, Javier Hernández, R. Jiménez.

Germany XI: M. ter Stegen, J. Hector, Rüdiger, Ginter, Rudy 7 J. Draxler, Goretzka, J. Kimmich, Henrichs, Stindl, T. Werner

Watch Live Stream: Mexico 1 v USA 1 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier

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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — USA and Mexico will continue their fierce rivalry in men’s soccer when the North American giants collide in a crucial CONCACAF World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday night.

GOAL UPDATE: Mexico 1 v USA 1

Mexico have equalised and it’s a fantastic goal by Carlos Vela, who netted a solo goal in the 23rd minute. It’s now 1-1 and what a game. Game on!!

Carlos Vela of Mexico
Carlos Vela of Mexico scores against USA

Michael Bradley has scored a stunning goal to give USA the lead in Mexico after just six minutes, after the home side gave the ball away and the American captain chipped over the advancing Ochoa, who was caught way off his line.

Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley celebrates after scoring for USA

Game time for this one is set for 8:30 p.m. ET in Mexico City, Mexico, and live coverage will be on Fox Sports 1. Live online streaming is on Fox Sports Go.

Univision Deportes and fuboTV will also have live coverage, with ESPN providing live GameCast online updates.

Mexico enter this contest as leaders of the CONCACAF Hexagonal standings with 13 points after five games, while the United States are sitting third on eight points.

USA v Mexico Azteca Stadium
Mexico Azteca Stadium is jam packed for the World Cup qualifying game with the USA

Another win tonight for El Tri would all but punched their tickets in the 2018 World Cup Finals, while the U.S. would also move closer towards qualifying with three points.

A brace from Christian Pulisic piloted the U.S. to an important victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the last outing, while Mexico thrashed Honduras 3-0 in their last match.

When the Stars and Stripes and El Tri met on Nov. 11, last year, goals from Miguel Layún and Rafael Márquez setup the victory for Mexico in Columbus, Ohio, in the opening CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game for both teams.

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Team USA gets ready to face Mexico

Mexico have won the last two meetings of this series.

In team news, USA head coach Bruce Arena has decided to start with three central defenders – Geoff Cameron, Kellyn Acosta and Tim Ream, while Pulisic has been handed a free role behind Bobby Wood and Paul Arriola.

It was a bold move by Arena, who opted to leave experienced players Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore on the bench.

Meanwhile, for Mexico, Javier Chicharito Hernandez returns to the starting lineup after starting on the bench against Honduras.

Carlos Vela also starts up front for El Tri, while Jonathan dos Santos, Hirving Lozano and Héctor Herrera are in the starting team as well.

Giovani Dos Santos, Javier Aquino and Jesús Gallardo are among the substitutes.

Mexico Team: G. Ochoa, H. Moreno, O. Alanís, D. Reyes, C. Salcedo, M. Fabián, H. Herrera, J. dos Santos, H. Lozano, C. Vela, Javier Hernández. Subs:
J. Molina, R. Jiménez, R. Reyes, J. Damm, J. Dueñas, O. Pineda, R. Cota, O. Peralta, G. dos Santos, A. Talavera, J. Aquino, J. Gallardo

USA Team: B. Guzan, D. Beasley, G. Cameron, O. González T. Ream, D. Yedlin, M. Bradley, K. Acosta, C. Pulisic, B. Wood, P. Arriola. Subs: T. Howard, N. Rimando, F. Johnson, J. Brooks, D. McCarty, J. Morris, M. Hedges, D. Nagbe, M. Besler, G. Zusi, C. Dempsey, J. Altidore.

Watch Mexico v Honduras CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier

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MEXICO CITY, Sporting Alert — Mexico will look to maintain control of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying – Hexagonal standings when they take on Honduras at the Azteca tonight.

Watch Live Streaming Coverage on Fox Sports GO and Fox Soccer 2GO USA. Live television broadcast is available on Fox Sports 1 USA. Follow Live GameCast on ESPNFC.

El Tri hold the advantage in the table standings with 10 points after four games and they will be hoping to secure another win to move a step closer to qualifying for Russia 2018.

Carlos Vela and Raúl Jiménez have been picked to lead the attack for the Mexicans with Javier Hernández named to the bench.

The full starting lineup for the home side reads Guillermo Ochoa in goal and he is supported at the back by Oswaldo Alanís, Diego Reyes, Carlos Salcedo and Luis Reyes.

Jonathan dos Santos and Héctor Herrera will be operating in the central area of the midfield, with Giovani Dos Santos and Jesús Corona supporting Vela and Jiménez in the attack.

Meanwhile, Honduras will look to Alberth Elis, Mario Martínez and Erick Portillo to keep the Mexico defense busy as they seek to advance up the standings.

The travels currently sit second from bottom in the Hexagonal with four points, but can join the United States on seven points with a win.

In an earlier game, a brace from Christian Pulisic powered USA to a crucial 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, as they moved to seven points from five games.

Costa Rica and Panama are playing in the next game.

Teams

Mexico Team: Ochoa, Alanís, D. Reyes, Salcedo H. Herrera, J. dos Santos, R. Reyes, G. dos Santos Jesús Corona, Vela, Jiménez. Subs: J. Molina, Dueñas, Lozano, Pineda, Cota, Peralta, Moreno, Hernández, Talavera, Fabián, Aquino, Gallardo

Honduras Team: Escober, M. Figueroa, Izaguirre, Palacios H. Figueroa, Claros, Martínez, Morazán, Andino, Crisanto, Elis

USA v Mexico Lineups, Livescores And Team News

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COLUMBUS, OH, Sporting Alert – USA and Mexico named their respective starting lineups for their CONCACAF FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier at the MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Friday night.

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U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has decided to go with a 3-5-2 lineup, which will also see a three man attacking formation when the home side goes forward.

Klinsmann has elected to hand young talent Christian Pulisic a starting place again.

The 18-year-old is making his third straight start for the U.S., following his senior debut in March at this same venue in a 4-0 thrashing of Guatemala.

Pulisic will play the No. 10 role and will slot in behind forwards Jozy Altidore and Bobby Wood.

John Brooks and Timothy Chandler also start for the U.S. in the backline, with Brooks, who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, making his first World Cup qualifier appearance.

Tim Howard starting in goal, while DeAndre Yedlin, Alejandro Bedoya, Fabian Johnson, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones and Matt Besler starting as well.

Meanwhile, for Mexico, Rafa Marquez starts at center-back and will link up with Diego Reyes, Hector Moreno and Miguel Layun

When the game kicks off, the 37-year-old Marquez will become the first player to feature in four World Cup qualifiers in the U.S.

Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez will lead the attack with Giovani dos Santos, Andres Guardado and Hector Herrera also starting for coach coach Juan Carlos Osorio.

In the last five meetings between these two CONCACAF bitter rivals, USA won twice, Mexico once and the next two ended in draws.

El Tri won the last head-to-head meeting 3-2 in the Confederations Cup Play-off last year.

U.S. Team: Tim Howard, Matt Besler, John Brooks, Omar Gonzalez, Timothy Chandler, Fabian Johnson, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Christian Pulisic, Bobby Wood, Jozy Altidore

Mexico Team: Alfredo Talavero, Diego Reyes, Rafa Marquez, Hector Moreno, Miguel Layun, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Giovani dos Santos, Jesus Corona, Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez

Copa America Scores Group C: June 5

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CHICAGO, Sporting Alert – Scores and results from the two games that took place in the Copa America tournament in Group C on Sunday June 5.

Mexico and Venezuela both secured wins on the day, with the former moving to the top of the group on goal difference after a comfortable win over Uruguay in the second game.

Mexico 3, Uruguay 1

Mexico jumped ahead in the fourth minute when Alvaro Pereira put the ball past his own goalkeeper.

A perfectly played delivery inside the box from Andres Guardado was too hot for Pereira to handle, and under pressure from Hector Herrera, the defender only succeeded in heading past a stranded Fernando Muslera in the Uruguay goal.

Uruguay was reduced to 10-players just before the halftime after Matías Vecino was sent off for second yellow card, following a bad foul on Mexico’s Jesus Corona on the wing.

Mexico was also trimmed down to 10 after Guardado was sent off for a second yellow from a foul and immediately after that, the South Americans drew level at 1-1.

From the resulting free-kick, Carlos Sánchez found the head of his captain Diego Godín, who beat Alfredo Talavera in the 74th minute.

However, Mexico went back in front six minutes from time when veteran centre-back Rafael Márquez fired home a powerful right footed shot into the top right corner of the goal, following a corner kick.

The CONCACAF side then put the game to bed in stoppage with Herrera headed home into an empty net from close range.

El Tri, who remain undefeated under Juan Carlos Osorio and have won nine-games in a row, will next play Jamaica on Thursday, while Uruguay will play Venezuela on the same day.

Venezuela 1, Jamaica 0

CHICAGO — Josef Martinez scored the only goal at Soldier Field in Chicago and Venezuela stopped 10-man Jamaica 1-0 in their Group C opener in the Copa America Sunday.

Venezuela took advantage of a giveaway by Jamaica on a clearance attempt in the midfield and after some slick passing combination, Martinez provided the final touch by slotting home a left-footed shot under Jamaica’s goalkeeper Andre Blake in the 15th minute.

The Reggae Boyz were reduced to 10-players in the 23rd minutes, after captain and hard-hitting midfielder Rodolph Austin was shown a straight red card for a bad studs-up challenge on Venezuela’s Tomas Rincon.

Austin got the ball first and made the interception, but the referee decided to send the Jamaican off for Recklessness.

Reggae Boyz head coach Winfried Schaefer was also sent to the stands for the entire second, after he apparently argued with the officials about the sending off of Austin.

Jamaica missed a number chances to knot the game, with Michael Hector and Adrian Mariappa both hitting the post.

The Caribbean side’s goalkeeper Blake also stopped Venezuela from adding to their tally in the 70th minute, after pulling off a brilliant diving save.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier Results, Highlights: Nov. 13

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ST. LOUIS, MO. Sporting Alert – United States and Mexico both started the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semi-final round with victories, but Jamaica failed to impress at home.

In front of a crowd of 43,433 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA rallied from a goal down to hammer Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 6-1 to race to the top of Group C after one game.

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A brace from Jozy Altidore setup the victory for the North American giants who are the heavy favourites to top this group.

“In Jozy we have a very special player. He’s going through ups and downs. You have to stay calm and work even harder,” said USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

But it was Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, who took a shocking lead in the fifth minute when Oalex Anderson picked up a Geoff Cameron (USA) intercepted pass on the left flank before advancing forward with a few touches and fired past Tim Howard.

USA rebounded big time, though – scoring three unanswered goals in the opening 31 minutes through Bobby Wood, Fabian Johnson and Altidore to take a dominating 3-1 lead at halftime.

Klinsmann’s side kept pressing for more goals after the break and netted three more in the second half en route to the convincing home victory, despite playing without star forward Clint Dempsey.

Klinsmann handed CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying debut appearances to Tim Ream, Bobby Wood, DeAndre Yedlin, Gyasi Zardes, Matt Miazga, Jordan Morris and Darlington Nagbe for the United States.

Mexico 3, El Salvador 0

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Another North American giants, Mexico eased to a 3-0 victory over El Salvador after getting off to a quick start.

Andres Guardado expertly fired home a free-kick past the goalkeeper to give El Tri the lead in the seventh minute.

Hector Herrera made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute with a wonderful finish that tricked both Javier Hernandez, who desperately tried to get a touch on the ball, as well as the goalkeeper.

The home side also took advantage of some poor defending in the back by the El Salvador defenders to make it 3-0 in the 64th minute as Carlos Vela put away a delightful through pass from Jesus Corona.

Jamaica Reggae Boyz Stunned At Home

Meanwhile, CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up Jamaica were poor at home and were punished for it after falling 2-0 to Panama.

The Reggae Boyz went into the game with a lot of confidence but failed to deliver on the pitch, as the home supporters left the National Stadium in Kingston, very disappointed.

Armando Cooper scored the pick of the goals for Panama with a wonderful free-kick in the 43rd minute before Alberto Quintero added a second shortly after the halftime break to sink the home side, which needs to quickly pick itself back up before the next game against Haiti, who fell 1-0 to Costa Rica in the other Group B game on the night.

In other results in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semi-final round on Friday night, Khaleem Hyland and Kenwyne Jones scored second-half goals to push Trinidad and Tobago to a 2-1 road win over Guatemala, while Canada edged Honduras 1-0 after Cyle Larin netted the winner midway through the second half.

T&T and Panama were the other two teams with roads wins in CONCACAF qualifying action Friday night.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers Scores

Mexico 3-0 El Salvador
Canada 1-0 Honduras
Costa Rica 1-0 Haiti
Jamaica 0-2 Panama
USA 6-1 Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Guatemala 1-2 Trinidad and Tobago

Netherlands v Mexico Starting Teams and Live Scores

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AMSTERDAM (Sporting Alert) — Carlos Vela, returning to the Mexico national squad, leads the attack with Javier Hernandez in today’s friendly clash with the Netherlands at Amsterdam ArenA.

Netherlands v Mexico Live Scores

Vela is making a return for El Tri for the first time in three years and the Real Sociedad star forward joins Hernandez, who is on loan at Real Madrid from Manchester United, in the attack.

The 25-year-old Vela had asked not to be considered for a recall up in the past, as he had a few personal things he needed to take care of before playing again for his country.

However, it is now understood that he is fully committed to the national setup and head Miguel Herrera is delighted to have another attacking option to select from.

The Mexico starting XI tonight also includes Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Oswaldo Alanis, Adrian Aldrete and Jose Juan Vazquez, but forward Giovani dos Santos is on the bench and so too is his brother Jonathan.

Holland head coach Guus Hiddink named a strong team for the friendly with Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul starting ahead of Ajax regular, Jasper Cillessen, who is on the bench.

Ron Vlaar, linked with a move to Manchester United and also with an improved deal with current club Aston Villa, Daley Blind, Ibrahim Afellay, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben all start too.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will lead the attack in the absence of Manchester United forward Robin van Persie, with Memphis Depay, Ricardo van Rhijn and Joel Veltman all starting as well for a Dutch side needing to find form ahead of a few key Euro 2016 qualifiers.

On the bench are Gregory van der Wiel, Stefan de Vrij, Jeffrey Bruma, Leroy Fer, Georginio Wijnaldum and Nigel de Jong.

Holland v Mexico

Holland Team: Krul, Van Rhijn, Vlaar, Veltman, Willems, Blind, Afellay, Sneijder, Huntelaar, Depay, Robben. Subs: Cillessen, van der Wiel, de Vrij, Bruma, Fer, Narsingh, Wijnaldum, de Jong, Promes, Vermeer

Mexico Team: Ochoa, Aguilar, Reyes, Miguel Herrera, Alanis, Aldrete, Vazquez, Hector Herrera, Guardado, Vela, Hernandez. Subs: Talavera, Dominguez, Corona, Jonathan, Jimenez, Giovani, Gonzalez, Ponce, Venegas, Corral, Rodriguez

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Follow Chile v Mexico Live Score Update – Vidal Plays

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(Sporting Alert) — Despite reports in the media about an injury, Arturo Vidal has started for Chile in tonight’s friendly international game with Mexico.

Follow Chile v Mexico Live Score Update | Live stream is on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN App.

Juventus midfielder Vidal, a target of several clubs in Europe this season, was forced to leave a training session in Miami after aggravating his knee, and there were suggestions that the 27-year-old would face another spell on the sidelines.

However, he starts for Chile in midfield and play alongside Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez, Rodrigo Millar, Charles Aranguiz and Marcelo Diaz in the starting lineup.

Claudio Bravo starts in goal, while Francisco Silva, Gary Medel and Mauricio Isla also start as well.

Meanwhile, for Mexico, there is no Javier Hernandez, but Giovani dos Santos and Oribe Peralta are amongst the attackers.

The starting XI also includes Miguel Ponce, Jose Juan Vazquez, Andres Guardado and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Marco Fabian and Erick Torres are both amongst the substitutes for tonight’s game at Levi’s Stadium.

Mexico v Chile

Mexico: Ochoa, Aguilar, Rodriguez, Alanis, Miguel Herrera, Hector Herrera, Ponce, Vazquez, Guardado, Giovani, Peralta. Subs: Munoz, Ayala, Pizarro, Venegas, Mier, Layun, Fabian, Torres, Rios, Aquino, Orozco Penuelas

Chile: Bravo, Silva, Medel, Jara, Isla, Mena, Aranguiz, Diaz, Millar, Vidal, Sanchez. Subs: Albornoz, Rojas, Beausejour, Pinilla, Vargas, Martinez, Fuenzalida, Orellana, Delgado, Rodriguez.

Watch Netherlands v Mexico World Cup Live on ESPN3

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FORTALEZA (SportingAlert) — Robin van Persie returns to the starting lineup for the Netherlands in today’s World Cup round of 16 clash with Mexico in Fortaleza.

Kick-off is live at 12:00 PM on ESPN, Univision, ESPN3.com, UnivisionDeportes.com. Live TV Channels and More Here | Live World Cup Scores Updates | World Cup Round of 16 Full Schedule Here

Van Persie is back after missing the last group stage game against Chile because of a one match suspension and the Manchester United forward will lead the Dutch attack alongside Arjen Robben.

Both players have scored three goals so far at the tournament and are expected to be a handful for Mexico.

Wesley Sneijder, Nigel de Jong, 15 Dirk Kuyt and Georginio Wijnaldum are all starters as well for Holland, which is without full-back Bruno Martins Indi, who is still recovering from a concussion.

As expected, Carlos Salcido comes into the team to play as the holding midfielder with Héctor Herrera and Andrés Guardado also starting in midfield.

Versatile defender Rafael Márquez, who scored the opening goal in the victory over Croatia, leads the team from the backline.

Despite being the favourites to book a place into the quarter-finals, Louis van Gaal has warmed his Dutch side not to get ahead of themselves against a Mexican side that was very impressive in the group stage and held Brazil to a 0-0 draw.

Holland v Mexico

Holland: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Verhaegh, Kuyt, Wijnaldum, De Jong, Blind, Sneijder, Robben, van Persie. Subs: Vorm, Martins Indi, Janmaat, de Guzman, Veltman, Kongolo, Clasie, Lens, Fer, Huntelaar, Depay, Krul

Mexico: Ochoa, Aguilar, Rodriguez, Marquez, Moreno, Layun, Salcido, Herrera, Guardado, Giovani, Peralta. Subs: Corona, Reyes, Fabian, Jimenez, Pulido, Hernandez, Ponce, Brizuela, Aquino, Pena, Talavera

Referee: Pedro Proenca (Portugal)