Our prediction for this match:
Portugal
Match Time & Date:
11/06/2024
20:45
Prediction: 3-0
Ireland
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at Estadio Municipal de Aveiro when Portugal and Ireland take on each other in a friendly game. A Selecao are desperate to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Croatia and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Boys in Green. Cristiano Ronaldo should play some part after he was rested in the last warm-up game, with Rafael Leao and Joao Cancelo pushing for a start as well.
Republic of Ireland, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Hungary where substitute Troy Parrott scored a late winner. The Excelsior forward is widely expected to return to the starting XI, with Michael Obafemi, Callum O’Dowda, and Liam Scales pushing for a start as well. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Aveiro. In their last encounter on the international stage the two sides played out a goalless draw, but home win should be considered this time out.
Highlighted Player (Cristiano Ronaldo):
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the world’s best football players. The Portuguese ace was born on 5 February, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira and he played for the likes of Andorinha, Nacional and Sporting during his youth career. CR7 made his Sporting debut in Primeira Liga on 7 October, 2002, scoring two goals in a 3-0 win over Moreirense.
Manchester United scouts spotted him and one year later he joined the Old Trafford outfit. Ronaldo became the most expensive teenager in the history of the Premier League and he received the number 7 shirt. He quickly established himself as the team’s key player and it has to be noted that he won three consecutive Premier League trophies with the Red Devils (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009). In 2008 he helped the Old Trafford outfit beat Chelsea in the Champions League final, scoring for Alex Ferguson’s troops in the regular time.
Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 and he helped the Spanish giants with two Champions League trophies. In 2016 he won the European Championship trophy with Portugal. The Real Madrid ace has two Golden Ball awards (2013, 2014).
Highlighted Team (Ireland):
Competing as an independent entity since 1953, Republic of Ireland have struggled to match the world’s best national teams ever since, although they did achieve several respectable results on the road. Their best ever result, the 1990 World Cup quarter-final, was achieved with a big smile from Lady Luck seeing that the Irish reached the last eight without winning a single match.
They have since reached the last 16 stage at the 1994 and 2002 tournaments, while only qualifying for three European Championship finals (1988, 2012, 2016). The Irish were in the top 10 of the FIFA Rankings in 1993 and 1994, but have failed to repeat the success in the next twenty odd years, and it appears they are no closer to bridging the gap behind European powerhouses.
Robbie Keane holds the record for most national team caps and goals at the same time, having bagged 67 in 143 appearances, whereas Niall Quinn, Steve Staunton, Damien Duff, Tony Cascarino and Don Givens are some of the other star players.
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