This Sunday, Portugal seeks to host Iceland at the José Alvalade Stadium to close the qualifying phase for Euro2024 with its tenth victory in as many games in Group J, something unprecedented in the history of national football.
If they beat the Nordics, the Portuguese team, already classified and with first place in the group assured, will become the ninth European nation to complete a qualification for a major competition completely victorious, joining ‘giants’ such as Germany and France. , in the modern era, with groups of five or more teams.
This feat was already achieved by coach Roberto Martínez, but at the head of Belgium, when he won all the matches to be present in the final phase of Euro2020.
According to the Spanish coach, Diogo Costa will return to the Portugal goal and Raphael Guerreiro is ready to be used.
This is the second time that Portugal has hosted Iceland, after the 5-3 victory at the Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, in the qualifying phase for Euro 2012.
Portugal-Icelândia, on the 10th and final day of Group J qualifying for Euro 2024, is scheduled for 7:45 p.m., at the José Alvalade stadium, in Lisbon, and will be refereed by the Greek Anastasios Papapetrou.
Portugal leads Group J with 27 points, eight more than Slovakia, second classified and also qualified, with Luxembourg, third, with 14. Iceland is fourth, with 10 points, ahead of Bosnia-Herzegovina, with nine, and Liechtenstein, last , without any point.
Source: TSF
