Italy overturned, was eliminated out, if this year's World Preliminary Round is a two-legged competition, italy still has a chance, but this year is a single knockout, but Portugal also almost overturned, really good luck, Irmaz if really put the penalty in, it is really not easy to say who can win, but Portugal's performance, really not good, especially defense, is indeed too bad, just like this Portugal team, can really enter the World Cup?
The defensive line was really a disaster, and sure enough, there was a problem at the centre-back
Fonte and Pereira playing centre-back together is indeed a bit of a surprise, after all, Pereira should be in the position of the back in Paris, which is the case. Then there were some problems in the defensive line, giving the opponent a penalty, and the loss of the ball seemed so simple and direct, but it seems that this center-back combination, the next game to play North Macedonia as long as there is no big problem, should not lose a lot of goals, right? But the centre-back did have a problem in this game, but unfortunately Turkey itself wasted the opportunity, if it really scored that penalty, the possibility of Portugal losing is still very large, so this center-back may still be focused on the next game, if North Macedonia can defend Portugal, it is really possible to score by a counterattack.
The same is true of the midfield, where the team still does not use defensive midfielders
Moutinho is the team's starting back, this is a bit of a surprise, after all, it is a veteran, Ottavio started, a bit of a surprise, after all, this is a player who entered the team, and he is really not tall enough, but the performance is good, in fact, from this game, The Portuguese midfield defense is not good, but the midfield attack is very good, this midfield defensive ability is indeed a problem, it feels really a bit similar to Italy, and there are more problems, so Portugal really can't say that it is stable into the World Cup, but Portugal is stronger than Italy, the front line.
Before the start of the World Preliminary Round, it was said that Portugal's advantage was in the front line, this game is to see, Jota performed very well in Liverpool, and now the state is also very good, this game scored again, the recent game the national team scored a lot, C Ronaldo's state is really not good, but the Portuguese front line can choose more people, Leo and Felix are possible choices, that's it, in fact, C Ronaldo is not easy to say that the next game is such a performance, after all, he is still a player who can play in key games, and now the team has Jota, It is true that the goal is stable, so Portugal's current advantage is still the front, if the front line If Jota does not score, who can guarantee that Ronaldo does not score? Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't score, who can guarantee that Felix won't? The three will always score goals, and the reason for Italy's defeat is that the three strikers and the substitute fronts don't look like they can score.
So playing North Macedonia, if Portugal can score, it will qualify, if it has not scored, then Portugal may also be eliminated, this team has beaten Germany, can also beat Italy, can not be considered a dark horse. Of course, the strong teams that win the war have a characteristic, that is, the lack of centers, Portugal does not seem to lack centers?