This Sunday, Portugal continues its preparation for the round of 16 match of the 2022 World Cup, with Switzerland, in a session in which Fernando Santos must have all eligible players available on the pitch.
At the Al-Shahaniya training center, the team is scheduled to train at 5:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. in Lisbon), with the first 15 minutes open to the press, earlier, starting at 4:15 p.m. (1:00 p.m.). 15), a designated player will speak to reporters at a press conference.
After only 12 players participated in the first match after the defeat against South Korea (1-2) on Saturday, since the starters in that match only did recovery work, the coach is expected to have all 23 athletes available .
Out of this batch are the injured Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes, who are undergoing treatment, while the main question is the availability of Otávio, who can reappear on the pitch after being injured against Ghana, in his World Cup debut. 2022.
Portugal will face Switzerland in the round of 16 of the World Cup, in a match scheduled for Tuesday, at 10:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. in Lisbon), in Lusail.
On Friday, the quinas lost 2-1 to South Korea, in the last match of Group H, but kept first place, with six points, while the Asians secured second place, with four, and also went to the next phase, in which they will face Brazil.
Source: TSF
