One Last Dance For CR7 And Portugal.

Unless Cristiano Ronaldo takes some Superman serum this will be his last World Cup. One of the greatest and most popular players to ever do it. Portugal comes into the tournament being ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings. Coming in group K Portugal is the heavy favorite to be at the top of this group. They share the group with Colombia, DR Congo, and Uzbekistan. Colombia being the only country posing a threat. In WCQ they had 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw scoring 20 goals and conceded 7. Portugal plays in a 4-2-3-1, they have a world class midfield and incredible goal scores. But, the thing they struggle with the most is defense. Thats what holding them back from being a true top contender. If Portugal goes down early it’s going to be because of the inability to keep clean sheets and just play overall defense. This team is capable of playing a 4-3 games and probably even 5-4 games. The scoring will come, it’s the defense to be worried about. Some of the key players on the Portuguese national team are the Nuno Mendes, Rúben Dias, Joao Félix, Pedro Neto, Diego, Dalot, and none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. Here’s a stat for you. Dalot has won 92% of aerial duels. Lots of pressure from the defenders to hold up their end of the bargain and keep the opposing team at bay. Before I end this Did you know id like to say how much Diego Jota will be missed on this team. A true Portuguese footballer and was loved by fans and teammates. He would have certainly been on this team. If Portugal can tighten up their defense this team will leave their finger print on this tournament. It’s only a matter of time before we take the pitch for Ronaldo‘s last World Cup.