#2022世界杯 #
On November 24, Beijing time, the last four teams of the first round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage will appear! Cristiano Ronaldo's Portuguese team will face African powerhouse Ghana at midnight tomorrow morning, and the 37-year-old Ronaldo will once again lead the team to the championship Gold Cup!
November 25, 00:00, Group H Group Stage Round 1: Portugal vs Ghana (CCTV5 live)
Portugal is ranked 9th in the world and lost 1-2 to Uruguay in the last World Cup 1/8 final, stopping in the round of 16. From 2006 to the present, Portugal's best result in four World Cups was in the semi-finals in 2006, when Cristiano Ronaldo was accompanied by the previous generation of golden players led by Figo; In the three World Cups since then, Portugal has failed to qualify from the round of 16 twice and one group. Cristiano Ronaldo's team won the 2016 European Championship, while the 2018 World Cup was only in the round of 16.
In this year's World Cup, only 10 players participated in the Portuguese squad in the last World Cup. Most of the players are in their playing years, especially the midfield squad led by Bernardo Silva. Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe are two veterans over 35 years old who are also the absolute spiritual leaders of this team. Overall, the Portuguese team has been updated in terms of age structure!
Ghana, ranked 61st in the world, is the lowest ranked of the 32 participating teams, missing the last World Cup, the fourth time in its history that Ghana has reached the World Cup finals. Round of 16 in 2006, Round of 8 in 2010 and Round of 32 in 2014 are their first three tournaments. And the World Qualifiers eliminated Nigeria by means of away goals to advance, strength and luck online.
The addition of naturalized players became the biggest variable of this Ghanaian team! Inyaki Williams, who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, will be the new weapon of Ghana's forward line, and the reinforcement of the back line Salisu will also improve the team. Thomas Partej, who plays for Arsenal in midfield, is still the core of the team! Ghana has the potential to be the spoiler of this group.
Portugal's scoring ability is undoubted, with 4-0 Switzerland, 4-0 Czech Republic and 4-0 Nigeria this year; Ghana beat Switzerland 2-0 in last week's friendly and winning Switzerland is a boost to the team's confidence! The two teams met in the 2014 World Cup, when Portugal won 2-1. Prediction: Portugal wins!