Portugal take on the visitors Switzerland in the 1/8-finals match of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 6th at Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail).
Portugal have been playing under Fernando Santos for a very long time. But if once this mentor brought the Portuguese their main successes (first of all, in the form of a sensational victory at Euro 2016, but you can and should add a trophy in the debut draw of the Nations League), but at the last tournaments, in 2018 and 2021 , the team finished already in the first round of the playoffs. Yes, and they did not make their way to Qatar directly - the Serbs were the 1st in the group. But this calendar year is good for the Portuguese. At first it turned out convincingly to pass the play-offs. Then there was a worthy results in the Nations League, however, Spain turned out to be a little stronger. And, most importantly, the “chosen ones” at the World Championship itself were able to quickly ensure the fulfillment of the first task, to exit the group. Everything was decided after a couple of first matches, which was won against Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0). It seems that, despite the zero motivation, it turned out to quickly open an account - but the Koreans first equalized, and on the 91st Son and Hwang arranged the decisive goal.
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Switzerland in recent years have been able to raise their level - they have become a regular not just in the final tournaments, but in the playoff rounds there. After the team knocked out France at last year's Euro and lost only on penalties to Spain, Petkovic left, the same mentor who ensured the progress of the Swiss. Fortunately, his successor, Murat Yakin, decided not to change anything dramatically. All the same, “nati” willingly give advantage to the opponent and play “2nd number”. And this gives the result: it turned out to qualify for the World Cup directly, overtaking Italy itself, the freshly baked winner of the Euro. Moreover, already in Qatar itself, the national team was able to beat Cameroon, due to the only goal of Embolo. And then there was a frank bet on 0-0 with Brazil. Almost succeeded, but 10 minutes before the end, Casemiro, after a quick attack, beat Sommer. In the end, everything was decided in a head-to-head duel with Serbia. There it turned out to show that there is also “recipe number 2”, in the case when, as with the “southes”, the opponent wins the duel. Still, Shaqiri and the company managed to get 3-2, and with them - and a pass to the next playoffs.
It just so happens that teams often play with each other. Suffice it to recall that only in the summer the teams crossed paths in the League of Nations and exchanged victories on their fields. Portugal are seen as a clear favorite in this confrontation. But Switzerland will not give up so easily, they know how to play with top opponents for the result. We recommend using a bet on “total under 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
