The Portuguese soccer player Tatiana Pinto guaranteed today that the ‘navigators’ are prepared for anything in the women’s soccer World Cup, which, for Portugal, starts in five days, against the Netherlands.
“Throughout the internship we have been working very well, preparing ourselves physically consistently and I think that this gives us confidence and optimism for what we are going to find in these three games in this phase. So, if we work well, with which I am sure things will go smoothly because we are prepared for anything”, assured the Levante midfielder.
From the ‘top’ of her 102 games with the ‘AA’, in which she scored five goals, Tatiana Pinto already has the right ‘recipe’ to beat the Dutch, in a match scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time (08:30 in Lisbon) on Sunday, in Dunedin.
“Above all it is sticking to the strategy and the game plan that we are going to draw up, that is the most important thing. We know that all the teams we are going to face have their level of difficulty, but, above all, we are going to stick to the plan, to the strategy, and serve Portugal in our best version”, he said.
The 29-year-old knows that Portugal will have a very difficult game, against a team made up of high-level players, who play in the main tournaments and need no introduction, but guarantee a prepared Portuguese team, as indicated in the friendly. with Norway, played on Sunday, behind closed doors.
“For us, any opportunity to play against a team like Norway (…) is a spectacular opportunity to prepare for the difficulties that lie ahead. It was an extremely positive game in terms of our idea of the game, in terms of our collective relationship. The result [1-2] we don’t have to worry. What matters is what we managed to produce during the match and it really went well, ”he guaranteed.
Against the Dutch, Tatiana Pinto will surely be one of the Portuguese weapons, she who scored three of her five goals for the formation of the ‘quinas’ in the last nine games -after only two in the first 93-.
“What I hope to contribute is my experience, my will, my drive to always want to be better than yesterday and to put ‘me’ at the service of the group, which, for me, is the most important thing”, stressed the Portuguese media.
And he continued: “I will never be successful individually if the collective doesn’t work and that’s what happened throughout this year. I think the World Cup is a great showcase for me and for any player, but above all We are all focused on what is the great objective that we share: to place Portugal at a higher level”.
Tatiana Pinto also thanked all the support received by the ‘browsers’ -nickname of the Portuguese team that will debut in a women’s World Cup-, in a “very beautiful wave of affection and love”, but asked for more.
“I call on all Portuguese people to set their alarm clocks, to wake up a little earlier, which will surely pay off. We will make them very proud,” he said, admitting a healthy anxiety about the start. of the career.
Portugal makes its debut this Sunday in the 2023 World Cup, against the Dutch, runners-up in the world title, at 7:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. in Lisbon), in Dunedin, in a match in the first round of Group E.
After the clash with the Netherlands, the Portuguese team faces Vietnam, also debuting, in Hamilton, on July 27, at 7:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. in Lisbon), closing Group E against the United States, winner of the last two World Cups, in Auckland, on August 1, at 7:00 p.m. local time (08:00).
The competition kicks off on Thursday, at 7:00 p.m. local time (08:00 a.m. in Lisbon), with the match between hosts New Zealand and Norway, who meet at Eden Park, in Auckland, on the opening day of Group A.
The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup takes place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: TSF
