It was supposed to be a festa. It didn’t quite work out that way. 

Portugal vs Serbia World Cup qualifier. We begin in boisterous mood in a Brazilian restaurant in the picturesque coastal town of Cascais, move on to the Estádio da Luz in the Portuguese capital to soak up the pre-match atmosphere, then take in the match alongisde 65,000 spectators. A poor performance from Portugal is punished by Serbia’s last minute winner.

A day later, PortuGOAL’s Seleção correspondents try and make sense of it. 

Join Matthew Marshall, Tom Kundert and Nathan Motz for a special edition of the PortuGOAL podcast, live from Lisbon and a wrap-up featuring the future of Fernando Santos. 

In Episode 53 of the Seleção Podcast, host Danny Pinto is joined by Tom Kundert, founder of PortuGOAL.net.

They discuss Portugal’s awful 2-1 loss against Serbia which sends Portugal to the World Cup Qualifying playoff. Danny and Tom also share their opinions on why they feel Fernando Santos should be replaced as manager, possible replacements, and if the FPF will actually do it prior to the playoff in March 2022. 

In Episode 52 of the Seleção Podcast, host Danny Pinto previews Portugal’s final World Cup qualifiers against Ireland and Serbia, with guests Feargal Brennan of the Football Social Daily Podcast and Milos Dusanovic of The Serbian Football Show.

Danny also breaks down the squad, the replacements, Portugal’s yellow card situation, what they need to do to qualify, and other news from the FPF. 

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• Long Ball podcast

With Albert back in London, the boys are back for another weekly roundup of Primeira Liga action and discussion of some of the remarkable games from Jornada 11 of the 2021/22 season!

Benfica demolish Braga thanks to fantastic performances from players who might have been written off too quickly. Porto and Sporting continue their impressive winning streaks, although are one team looking a bit staler than the other?

Further down the table, there’s some dramatic results as Famalicão put in an outstanding performance and score 5 against Boavista, we discuss their standout players and the scouting network that brings them to Portugal. Plus Vitoria overcome Moreirense in a tricky tie, and Tondela beat a Marítimo side in need of improvement, thanks to a hat-trick of penalties…