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The Best Bet: Penalty fever to continue in Portugal vs Morocco

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The Best Bet: Penalty fever to continue in Portugal vs Morocco The 2018 World Cup has not been short of drama. Whether Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick against Spain or Mexico’s shock win over reigning world champions Germany, this summer’s tournament has been a rollercoaster ride already. After holding Spain to a 3-3 draw in last week’s Ib...

World Cup warm up: How far can Ronaldo take Portugal this summer?

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World Cup warm up: How far can Ronaldo take Portugal this summer? Prior to this summer’s tournament in Russia, Cristiano Ronaldo had only scored three goals in 13 appearances at World Cup finals. The Real Madrid star equalled that tally in Portugal’s opening game of the 2018 World Cup, netting a stunning hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Iberian rivals Spai...

World Cup Scout: Portugal vs Spain - Sought after midfielder will be keen to prove worth

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World Cup Scout: Portugal vs Spain - Sought after midfielder will be keen to prove worth A cloud of uncertainty shrouds Portugal’s meeting with Spain. A host of Portugal’s top players are hoping to leave Sporting this summer and are in the process of rescinding their contract with the Liga NOS side. Meanwhile, Julen Lopetegui was sacked as Spain head coach on the eve of the ...

The Best Bet: How to make money from Portugal vs Spain

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The Best Bet: How to make money from Portugal vs Spain At the start of the week it would have been hard to look beyond anything other than a Spain victory in Friday’s Iberian derby against Euro 2016 winners Portugal. Spain were considered among the pre-tournament favourites up until 48 hours ago but now there is a cloud of uncertainty about the te...

World Cup warm up: Spain’s disastrous preparation gives Portugal hope

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World Cup warm up: Spain’s disastrous preparation gives Portugal hope In terms of World Cup drama, you’ll be hard pressed to find anything more sensational in the history of the competition than Spain sacking their head coach one day before the tournament starts. Real Madrid announced Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach for next season on Tuesday and by Wedn...

World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Portugal

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World Cup Countdown: The ones to watch for Portugal As the World Cup edges closer, we continue our run down of mini-previews to gear up for the tournament.After rounding off Group A with Uruguay on Tuesday, we delve into Group B and start with European champions Portugal.Two years ago, Eder’s goal in extra time saw Portugal lift the European Ch...

World Cup Selection Dilemma: Why Portugal must build around Ruben Neves

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World Cup Selection Dilemma: Why Portugal must build around Ruben Neves Let’s start with a sentence I never thought I’d type. The European champions should build their team around a Championship star.Of course, Portugal’s most important player in Russia will be Cristiano Ronaldo, but Fernando Santos’ side can’t rely too heavily on the agein...

2018 World Cup Group B: Portugal's nightmare drawing neighbours Spain

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2018 World Cup Group B: Portugal's nightmare drawing neighbours Spain European Champions Portugal will be aiming to claim the concurrent World title but will have to face the last side to achieve that feat in neighbours Spain in Group B. With that in mind it was a nightmare draw for both Iran and Morocco, with the former the lowest ranked side from pot 3 and the latte...

The Expert: Quaresma to the rescue after Portugal’s wobble

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The Expert: Quaresma to the rescue after Portugal’s wobble “Scoring lots of goals is the best medicine,” said the headline on Sunday morning’s edition of O Jogo ahead of Portugal’s meeting with Latvia, and the numbers have already become the bottom line, just four games into the European champions’ qualifying campaign for the 2...

Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success

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Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success Before the Portuguese squad were running onto the Stade de France pitch in complete and unrestrained delight, those same players were “in shock”.Cedric Soares has admitted that they found Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half injury a “very, very tough moment” - so the captain...