The Portuguese soccer team starts this Tuesday to prepare for Friday’s match with South Korea, the last of the 2022 World Cup group stage, after having secured qualification for the round of 16.
The day after the victory over Uruguay (2-0), with which they ‘sealed’ their pass to the next phase, Portugal has scheduled a training session at 12:00 local time (9:00 am in Lisbon), in the center of Al-Shahaniya, on the outskirts of Doha, with the first 15 minutes open to journalists, without any player’s statements being expected.
As has happened, the starters in the game against the South Americans will have to limit themselves to recovery work, with the exception of Nuno Mendes, who was injured late in the first half and had to be replaced by Raphaël Guerreiro.
The Paris Saint-Germain left-back will undergo medical tests to assess the extent of the physical problem in his left leg, joining Otávio and Danilo Pereira, also injured, in the unavailability round.
Given these limitations, coach Fernando Santos should only have 12 athletes in training, including the four that were released during the second half against the ‘celeste’ (Rafael Leão, Palhinha, Matheus Nunes and Gonçalo Ramos).
Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 on Monday, with two goals from Bruno Fernandes, and secured qualification for the round of 16, occupying the leadership of Group H, with six points, ahead of Ghana, which has three, while Uruguayans and South Koreans, both Take One.
The ‘quinas’ team will face the South Koreans on Friday, on the third and final day of the group stage, in a match scheduled at the Education City Stadium, in Doha, starting at 6:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. 00 in Lisbon). ).
Source: TSF
