GELSENKIRCHEN, England -- The curse of the penalty shootout struck again for the English.

News photoPortugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores the winning penalty kick past England 'keeper Paul Robinson during their World Cup quarterfinal match in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday. AP PHOTO

They lost Wayne Rooney to a red card and David Beckham to a knee injury before Portugal won 3-1 on spot-kicks in their quarterfinal on Saturday following a goal-less 120 minutes.