European Qualifier: Portugal vs Turkey
There are many matches today, the World Cup qualifiers on all continents are about to start, Beijing time on March 25, 2022 at 3:45 a.m., The European Qualifiers Play-off, Portugal will play against Turkey. Portugal are regulars in World Cup finals, the team is currently ranked 8th in the world, and the team has well-known players such as Ronaldo, Felix, Jota and B Fee, and there is no doubt about their strength. Unfortunately, Portugal's bad luck in the group stage of the European qualifiers was not good, and the last two consecutive games were scored, first by Ireland 0-0, and then by Serbia to reverse the game 2-1, resulting in the team only finishing 2nd in Group A, but fortunately still able to participate in the play-offs, which was also Portugal's last chance to reach the World Cup final.
Recently, portugal announced the big list, C Ronaldo continued to lead the forward line, Díaz and Neves 2 were absent, by Pepe and Fonte two veterans on top, while Cancello and Renato Sanchez 2 were suspended for accumulating yellow cards, so it seems that portugal's current lineup is not complete, which is a test for coach Santos' platoon. The specific list is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Anthony López (Lyon), Diogo Costa (Porto), Patricio (Roma);
Defenders: Cedric (Arsenal), Dalot (Manchester United), Canceló (Manchester City), Inásio (Portuguese), Fonte (Lille), Jallow (Lille), Nuno Mendes (Paris), Guerrero (Borussia Dortmund);
Midfielders: B Fee (Manchester United), B Seat (Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (Paris), Neves (Wolves), Willian Carvalho (Betis), Moutinho (Wolves), Núñez (Sporting Portugal), Otavio (Porto);
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Felix (Atletico), Jota (Liverpool), A(Leipzig), Guedes (Valencia), Leo (AC Milan).
Turkey is currently ranked 39th in the world, showing a trend of low and high in the group stage of this European Qualifier, especially in the last 3 matches, successively won Latvia, Gibraltar and Montenegro, won 3 consecutive wins, grabbed 9 points in a row, and finally ranked 2nd in Group G, and then got a play-off place. Unfortunately, Turkey met a strong Portuguese team in the play-offs, and due to the gap in strength, I am afraid that the team will face a very difficult game.
The Turkish team's lineup in this issue is relatively complete, among which Char khanoglu, Ilmaz, De Miral, Seyunju and other main players playing for the top five league teams have entered the big list. From the group stage data, turkey team scored 27 goals in 10 games, conceded 16 goals, it can be seen that although the attacking end has a certain threat ability, but the defensive end does have many deficiencies, in the face of Portugal led by C Ronaldo, I am afraid that the back line will face great pressure.
The two teams have a record of two encounters, and both sides have their own wins and losses. But in terms of strength, the Portuguese team is significantly higher than the Turkish team, especially the world's top star such as C Ronaldo, who has suppressed the opponent in terms of morale. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, giving strong support to the Portuguese team, combined with the strength of the two sides, it is not difficult for the Portuguese team to win this battle.