At 02:45 on September 10, in the second round of Group F of the World Cup in the European qualifiers, Portugal will play against Hungary away, and the B seat was interviewed before the game. Can Portugal lock in World Cup tickets in advance? It is to...
Can Portugal lock in World Cup tickets in advance?
It is too early to say that 'locking World Cup tickets'. The schedule of this qualifier is particularly compact, with only 6 games in the group stage. You have to get a World Cup ticket in just three months, and there is very little room for fault tolerance. We have to play two away games at the start. After we scored 3 points from Armenia, it would be a big step if we could score 3 more points in Hungary. We have two home games next, so for us, this game (the match against Hungary) is perhaps the most important battle.
Will you start in this game?
You can ask our coach this question... But seriously, we don't know tomorrow's starting lineup. Yesterday, the team only conducted recovery training. The players who played on the court mainly rehabilitated, while those who did not play practiced for a while. What I can tell you is that we are all ready and will do our best to score 3 points. What troubles does Hungary may cause for Portugal? Will the atmosphere of their home fans have an impact on the game?
We are not sure what tactics the Hungarian team will use for the time being. We have done tactical analysis and watched some of their games. We found that their style of play is relatively flexible. For example, when playing against Germany, they had a high-pressing stage; but in many games, they are also used to shrinking their defense and finding opportunities through counterattacks, and are also good at using set pieces. So we cannot predict their specific tactics. But it is certain that the intensity of this game is likely to be higher than when facing Armenia. We are no stranger to the home atmosphere of Hungary. We played here in the 2021 European Cup. At that time, we won 2 goals in the end, but all the goals were scored in the last 10 minutes of the game.
Will Hungary become Portugal's main opponent in the competition for the first place in the group?
It is hard to say that there is also Irish in our group. I am very familiar with their players. Many people in the Irish team play in the Premier League, so I can't give you a definite answer.
Hungarian coach Marco Rossi calls Portugal and Spain the "world's top team". He also mentioned that Portugal's current lineup is the "final stage of the golden generation"...
We are indeed a generation of extremely strong players. Portugal has always had no shortage of excellent players, but among this generation of players, more people play in the world's top clubs, and with it comes the outside world's higher expectations for us. In addition to Spain, there are many strong national teams, but Portugal has the ability to compete with any opponent.
About Hungarian captain/Liverpool player Sobosloy
He plays for the world's top clubs and is a very outstanding player. He won the Premier League championship with Liverpool last season and his career is quite successful.
About C Ronaldo
After Cristiano Ronaldo won almost all the honors, he still longed for more. If Cristiano Ronaldo can help Portugal win the World Cup next year, his career will end perfectly.
