Portugal – France: promotion – 2

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Our tip: Portugal – France: promotion – 2

05.07.2024 21:00

The clash of two footballing powers does not promise to be very attractive at first sight, with France struggling at the end of the tournament and the Portuguese alternating between better and worse results.

The winner of the Czech group, Portugal, entered the championship well, winning twice, but against Georgia and Slovenia it was not the same. The team is paying the price for having to play Cristiano Ronaldo, who is negatively affecting the team’s play. The legend of world football no longer has the performance as in the past age cannot be stopped. In the tournament he scored a single goal in the penalty shootout, on the contrary, he burned a number of promising standards. Ronaldo has slowed down, he has less jump and he is not showing any special performances in terms of running. On the contrary, the player’s mental resilience has gone down, he tries to simulate in matches, the highlight was crying after a missed penalty.

While Ronaldo is still capable of deciding a match, the Portuguese are suffering from his presence, the model of everything on Ronaldo is long outdated. Moreover, with the veteran on the spearhead, the team cannot press effectively, so they have to rely on the goal contribution from the second wave. The Portuguese have not met any strong team in the tournament (Turkey, Georgia, Czech Republic and Slovenia), so they go into the match as a paper underdog.

France also doesn’t shine, but they’ve played Belgium or the Netherlands, which is a tougher test. In any case, the team is adorned with a great defensive performance, and coach Deschamps’ charges have only conceded one goal in the tournament, and that’s from a penalty that was repeated when Lewandovski failed to score the first time.

On the other hand, the team has a problem towards the front, they haven’t actually scored from the game yet, apart from the penalty two goals were credited to the opponents as own goals. In any case, France is doing great speed-wise up front, which could be a problem for the veteran Pepé. Mbappé is feeling a little better with each passing day after his nose injury, which should show.

The absence of the gutted Rabiot will be an enforced change, but the Gallic national team has an extremely good bench and can replace one player without any problems.

What to bet on:

Both teams are capable of advancing, the bigger number of mistakes in the match will be the deciding factor. Portugal have committed more errors so far in the tournament, while France are the paper favourites thanks to their precise defence. On the ticket belongs the number two, who does not like to take risks, can try the safer option, the advancement of France. The match will probably see a lower number of goals.

Trust:

6/10

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