Midfielder Bruno Fernandes stated today that Portugal’s qualifying phase for Euro 2024 in football was “very good”, so he wants to finish it “in the best way”, with the tenth victory in as many games.
“[A qualificação] It represents that we have great quality. We have had an excellent performance in the group so far and we want to finish tomorrow. [domingo] in the best way,” the Manchester United player began by saying.
The average of Red Devils29 years old, spoke at a press conference before the match on the tenth day of Group J, against Iceland, which no longer has any chance of qualifying for the final phase to be played in Germany.
“Everyone wants to play, be a starter and have as many minutes as possible. Happy to have been [titular] until now. Overall it was very good [a qualificação]. We had parts of some games in which we have to improve to reach the Euro Cup and not repeat,” he analyzed.
He then recalled that in the final phase of the tournament on German soil everything will start from scratch and that “the difficulty is always high.”
“The Euro Cup starts from scratch, with zero goals and zero points. From the moment the Euro Cup begins, a new stage begins and we have to understand what it takes to reach the end. The difficulty is always high and we have to be attentive “to details and details,” he warned.
Although qualifying was a ‘walk’ for the Portuguese, given that their rivals are very accessible, Bruno Fernandes has no doubt that Portugal will be prepared to face the best European teams.
“Honestly, I think so [estamos prontos]. Being a favorite on paper does not always mean winning games and tournaments. In Euro 2016 we were underdogs from start to finish and we became European champions. The Portuguese team has a lot of quality and we must always have maximum concentration and discipline,” he concluded.
Portugal-Iceland, on the 10th and final day of Group J qualifying for Euro 2024, is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, at the José Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, and will be refereed by the Greek Anastasios Papapetrou. He has TSF report and up-to-the-minute tracking on tsf.pt
Portugal, which has already qualified and won the group, leads with 27 points, eight more than Slovakia, second classified and which has also qualified, with Luxembourg, third, with 14. Iceland is fourth, with 10, ahead of Bosnia Herzegovina. , with nine, and Liechtenstein, which is last, without any points.
Source: TSF
