(Reuters) – Here are a number of statistics about Portugal at the World Cup.
FIFA Ranking: 9
Odds: 12-1
Previous tournaments:
Portugal made their World Cup debut in England in 1966, getting rid of defending champion Brazil and reaching the semi-finals, completing in 3rd place, which is their most productive result in the tournament. They participated only once between 1966 and 1998, in Mexico. City in 1986, but have qualified for each and every edition since 2002. They reached the semi-finals in 2006, losing 1-0 to France. Since then, they have not made it past the knockout stages, losing to eventual champions Spain in 2010. and Uruguay in 2018. In Brazil in 2014 they were eliminated in the organizational stage.
How they qualified:
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal had to go through the pain of the playoffs after losing 2-1 at home at their top level of organization to Serbia on Aleksandar Mitrovic’s goal in added time when they were one draw away from catching Qatar in Group A. Winners. Instead, they had to beat Turkey (3-1) and North Macedonia (2-0) in Porto’s qualifiers to reserve their place in the tournament.
Form Guide:
The pressure and complaints are maximum for the Portuguese who have enjoyed a number of disappointing effects since winning the inaugural edition of the Nations League at home in 2019. the playoffs to qualify for the World Cup and failed to triumph among the last 4 of the Nations League for the moment consecutive year.
(Reporting through Fernando Kallas; Editing via Ken Ferris)
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