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The Portuguese soccer team faces Uruguay this Monday, in the second day of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, and a victory will already guarantee the group of corners the qualification to the round of 16 of the competition.
After the victory over Ghana (3-2), Portugal will face what, from the outset, will be the main rival in the fight for first place in the group, in a match scheduled for 10:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. in Lisbon), in Lusail, and which ends the second round of the group stage.
The team is in the lead, with three points, ahead of South Korea, Paulo Bento and Uruguay, both with one, while Ghana, who plays with the South Koreans, is last, without any points.
A victory over the South Americans, executioners in the previous edition of the World Cup, will guarantee, from the outset, the Portuguese presence in the next phase and, eventually, even the first position in the pool, if the Asians and Africans tie. in the other party.
With Danilo’s injurythat it will be difficult for him to play again in this group stage, and Otávio is in doubt, Fernando Santos will have to change at least two players from the eleven that he started against Ghana, and the coach has already confirmed that Pepe will occupy the position of player of Paris Saint-Germain in the defensive axis.
Thus, Portugal is likely to line up with the following eleven: Diogo Costa, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Raphaël Guerreiro, Rúben Neves (or Straw), William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The match will be played at the Lusail Stadium, the largest of the eight in the 2022 World Cup, with a capacity for 88,000 spectators, and will be refereed by the Iranian Alireza Faghani.
Earlier, starting at 4:00 p.m. local time, South Korea and Ghana will play at the Education City Stadium in Doha after the South Koreans drew 0-0 with Uruguay in the first round and the Ghanaians were defeated by Portugal .
Also this Monday, the Group G matches continue, with the five-time champion Brazil playing against Switzerland (7:00 p.m. local time), two teams that won in the first round and are tied, with three points, ahead of Cameroon and Serbia. without points and whose duel is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. local time.
Brazilians or Swiss can secure qualification for the round of 16 if they win, combined with a draw between Cameroon and Serbs.
Source: Observadora
