Portugal's performance in the qualifiers was not satisfactory. At the beginning of the game, after four consecutive rounds, it seems that they will miss the World Cup. Fortunately, Portugal won several key games, and the poor performance of competitor Sweden in the later period allowed Portugal to break through the group.
The lack of center in Portugal is an old problem. After pauleta retired, the team was even weaker in this position. In the qualifiers, it was mainly the winger who attacked the city for Portugal. Simao and Nani scored 4 goals and 3 goals respectively, ranking the top two in the team's top scorer list. The 32-year-old Zhong Friedsen played the main role in the second half of the qualifier and scored 2 goals in 6 games. His performance will directly affect Portugal's performance in the World Cup.
As the most expensive player in the world at present, Cristiano Ronaldo has never found a feeling in the national team. In the qualifiers, Cristiano Ronaldo made seven appearances and failed to score a goal, which is far less important than his outstanding performance in Manchester United and Real Madrid. The World Cup is both an opportunity and a test for him. He needs to use his performance to bring victory to Portugal and prove his position as the number one in the world.
/kloc-Portugal only conceded 5 goals in the 0/4 qualifying match, and the defense line led by Real Madrid defender Pepe and Real Madrid main force Carvalho was reassuring enough. In a big game like the World Cup, defense is the basis for good results. From this point of view, Portugal's performance in the World Cup in South Africa is still very worth looking forward to.
The 20th World Cup qualifiers
Portugal's performance in this qualifier was surprising. The only opponent of the group was the Russian team led by "Golden Coach" Capello. In the first two rounds of the group stage, two wins in a row. The third round away game lost to Russia, and the gap of points widened by 3 points. In the fourth round of the draw with Northern Ireland, Portugal and Israel tied for second place with seven points. Russia is ahead in the standings.
At the end of the ten rounds of the group stage, Portugal took part in the play-offs as the second in the group.
20 14 World Cup European qualifier draw ceremony was held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Portugal successfully avoided France, but met Sweden led by Ibrahim. This means that only one of C Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic can participate in the 20 14 World Cup in Brazil.
Swiss star Frey took the lead in discovering two yellow balls. The first one is Portugal, and their rival Sweden should not be underestimated. In the history before the game, the two teams played 15 games, and the Portuguese team was completely at a disadvantage with 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. The most concerned is the positive PK of C Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic. Two world-class stars don't have much to be proud of at the national team level, but now they have to lead their respective national teams to stage a life-and-death contest. "When two tigers compete, there must be a wound." Only one person is destined to stand on the stage of next year's World Cup in Brazil, and their leading ability will be really tested. In the first round, Portugal beat Sweden 1-0 at home because of Cristiano Ronaldo's goal. Beijing time1early morning of October 20th 165438+ In the second round of the play-off, Portugal scored a hat-trick 3-2 away from Sweden and advanced to the World Cup with a total score of 4-2.
On February 6, 20 13 (Beijing time 12 7), Portugal, Germany, Ghana and the United States were drawn in Group G.