Portugal and Wales national teams face one another in the semifinals of European championship 2016. The match will be played in Lyon at Stade Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday, July 6th.
Portugal holds quite unique achievement at this tournament, advancing for the finals without winning a single match after the full time. The team has drawn their matches of the group stage against Iceland, Hungary and Austria. The round of 16 match against Croatia also ended with a draw and teams went into extra times when Portugal managed to find the back of the net on 117th minute with Quaresma header. Quarterfinal against Poland ended with 1-1 draw after full time and two extra times so the winner was decided in penalty shootout. Portugal team was luckier and took 5-3 win over Lewandowski and Co on penalties. However, all five draws have different nature. Portugal pressed their opponents in the group and wasted numerous chances, while matches of knockout stage were played in defensive style. Of course, fans expected more from the team which is known for their attacking football for many decades. On top of that, Ronaldo don’t meet high expectations so far but now he gets the chance to prove critics wrong in one of the most important matches in his career.
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Story of Wales are the living fairytale. Only few expected Wales to play in knockout stage but they managed to take the first place ahead Slovakia and neighbors England. This results allowed them to face one of the weakest teams in round of 16, another neighbor Northern Ireland. That match ended with expected win of Bale and Co but Northern Ireland had chanced to beat the opponents’ keeper as well. Quarterfinal against Belgium ended with impressive 3-1 of Wales as Britons left skilled Belgium side no chances in that match. The team is led by impressive Garrett Bale, Arsenal’s leader Ramsey and their captain Ashley Williams. However, the team can’t count on their key midfielder Ramsey in this match due to his suspension and his absence will definitely affect the team’s performance.
The opponents have met just once in June 2000 when Portuguese players thrashed the opponents 3-0. However, Wales grew generation of solid players and this result is unlikely to repeat. Considering the football and results of the teams showed at this tournament, Wales appear to have more chances for advancing for the final. The team impress in every match and they appear to be able to beat ambiguous Portugal and take the place in the final.
Prediction for the match: Wales to win.
