A big shock, on Saturday evening, between two great football countries. Portugal will face Croatia in a friendly match a few days before the start of Euro 2024. The possible lineup, TV channel and all information can be found here.
the Portugal Untouchable. Aside from the setback it suffered last March against Slovenia (2-0), the Portuguese have won all their matches since their exit from the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against Morocco. An amazing level that allowed the Iberian country to easily take first place in Group J of the European Championship qualifiers (June 14 – July 14) with 10 wins in as many matches.
During this last gathering, Seleção It comes from an easy win against Finland (4-2), during which Bruno Fernandes scored a brace. Fortunately, Roberto Martinez's men fell into an affordable group during the Euros with opponents, Türkiye, Georgia and the Czech Republic.
there Croatia It is now a great football nation. The Croatians, who reached the World Cup final in 2018 and third in 2022, know how to shine in the good moments and will have to do the same during the Euros. However, only the volatile team got through Second place in his group Behind Turkey, which it lost to during these qualifiers (0 – 1), before suffering its second defeat in a row against Wales (2 – 1). Recently, the Flamboyants have regained their confidence A string of five victories.
Similar collection for 2022
To try to win the title, the 2016 European champions will rely on a squad almost similar to the one in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. Roberto Martinez presented a list of 26 players in which we clearly find the metronome and the best goalscorer in history from the selection, Cristiano Ronaldo As well as his former partner in Real Madrid, baby. Portugal has a high-quality squad made up of stars such as Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao, Joao Felix and Diogo Jota.
For its part, Croatia will be able to rely on experienced players. Zlatko Dalic chose the stars, Luka ModricMateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic in midfield. In attack, the Croats have Andrej Kramaric and Ivan Perisic Who has not played for the national team since September 2023. Josko Gvardiol and Josip Stanisic appear as main pillars in the defense line. A full workforce with good people in every position. Have a chance to play!
Possible formations of the two teams
- Possible formation of Portugal (4-3-3) : Costa – Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Mendes – Vitinha, Fernandes, Neves – Jota, Ronaldo, Leao.
- Possible formation of Croatia (4-2-3-1): Levakovic – Juranovich, Vida, Gvardiol, Sosa – Baturina, Kovacic – Mader, Kramaric, Perisic – Petkovic.
What time and on which channel do you watch Portugal – Croatia?
This qualifying match for world Cup Between the Portugal And the Croatia It will be broadcast live on 6:45 pm on Live team platform. The full TV program for the day can be found here.
