On Friday (7:30 p.m.), Portugal will have the opportunity to verify its qualification to the quarter-finals of the European Under-17 Championship. To do this, the young Portuguese will face England, which is among the favorites for the tournament.
The Portuguese U-17 team showed that it has the resources. During the first day of the group stage of the Euro Championship, the Seleção was able to reverse the trend against Spain, after conceding the first goal at the beginning of the match. Thanks to the achievements of the two Porto teams, Cardoso Varela And based on Rodrigo Mourathe Portuguese finally won, allowing them to look forward to the rest of the competition with complete confidence.
Shock against England on Friday
Confidence, young players Joao Santos You will need it. This Friday, against England Giovanni Quinda His teammates will present themselves in the hope of verifying their qualification to the quarter-finals of the competition. Indeed, it is possible that the Portuguese will obtain this precious samsa at the end of the upcoming match. However, this will not solely depend on their performance against the English youngsters.
To confirm qualification to the quarter-finals next Thursday, the Portuguese group must win against England, with the hope that Spain will not lose to the French team in the other meeting of this group. The ideal scenario, which would allow the Portuguese to approach the third and final day of the group stage more calmly, scheduled for the beginning of next week against the young Frenchman.
England was impressed
But to achieve this ideal scenario, the task will not be easy at all Rodrigo Moura And his own. Indeed, England imposed itself as the most impressive team in the competition on the first day of the group stage, as it eliminated the French by a score of 4 goals to zero.
A collective display that serves as a warning message to the Portuguese group determined to live a completely different fate in front of this British team. On the eve of the match, the coach Joao Santos He emphasized that his team was particularly aware of the future opponent's striking power. “Our players are very excited. “I feel confident and willing to take on the responsibility, because we know that we will face an excellent team that is favored to move forward in this tournament.”He said first before continuing: He added: “The demands will be maximum and we will have to show our best because we cannot afford to be a little less.”
The Portugal U-17 team is in a very tough group and will therefore have to fight to try and increase their chances of reaching the next round. After the impressive victory over Spain at the beginning of the week, will the Seleção be able to achieve a second victory?
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