Portuguese Football in English
Portugal held on with 10 men at Aviva Stadium to secure a 0-0 draw against Republic of Ireland. There were few chances in Dublin, Cristiano Ronaldo going close in the second half, the match taking a sharp turn in the 81st minute when Pepe was sent off.
Fernando Santos selected a weakened line up with six players a booking away from a suspension against Serbia. It was largely a match to forget, but a vital point gained in Portugal's quest for automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup.
Euro 2020 finished this summer, and what a competition it was. Okay, Portugal did not go as far as they would have liked, but they had the hardest group with Hungary, Germany, and France and then they had to play Belgium in the Round of 16.
Usually, we would have to wait two whole years for the next major international tournament, but as Euro 2020 was delayed a year due to the pandemic, we just have a little over a year to wait for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The prize every international team wants to win. In this article, we are going to take a look at Portugal’s odds to win the most prestigious competition in football.
Fernando Santos has announced Portugal’s squad for the crunch Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Ireland and Serbia.
The Seleção are currently second in Group A, trailing Serbia by one point but with a game in hand. Portugal play Ireland in Dublin on 11 November, before rounding off the group stage with a home game against Serbia in Lisbon on 14 November.
Portugal beat Luxembourg 5-0 at Estádio do Algarve in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick with goals to Bruno Fernandes and João Palhinha wrapping up a one-sided victory.
The win keeps the Seleção on track for automatic qualification for Qatar with two matches remaining.
Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in Reykjavík to make it three straight wins in the 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifiers.
The hosts put up a brave effort at Víkingsvöllur, but failed to beat Celton Biai and couldn’t stop Fábio Vieira’s piece of individual skill in the 55th minute.
