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Portugal vs Croatia Prediction & Betting tips
The first rounds of the new season were contested in the championships. At the moment we are in the national team break. For the game in Faro, we deal with the friendly match between Portugal and Croatia. In this duel, the new teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic had met, however, the Portuguese reported that he is not available for this friendly match, and Mandzukic said goodbye to a successful World Cup from the national team. There will certainly be less offensive quality on the pitch in this duel than during the finals in Russia. In the duel between Portugal and Croatia is a tip recommended that Croatia does not lose. After all, convinced the Croat in the World Cup 2018 in Russia and reached the second place. But also Portugal had to cheer in the past years a lot. At the European Championships in France, the Portuguese secured the title.
Portugal:
For the Portuguese national team, the last few years have been quite successful. In the European Championship 2016 in France, the Seleção won the Quinas Tugas the title. After a tournament with few goals they defeated the hosts in the final 1-0 after extra time. Even at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the team skipped superstar Ronaldo with some difficulty the group stage. Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals in the first two group games against Spain and Morocco, making him the main one responsible for progressing to Portugal. In the last sixteen, however, the Portuguese bit their teeth on the strong defense of Uruguay.
Since this defeat, the Portuguese national team has not met. In this international break is first the test match against the Vice World Cup Croatia on the program. Afterwards, the Portuguese will duel with Italy in the UEFA Nations League. In both games coach Fernando Santos has to give up his superstar. Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he will be without the national team at this stage of the season. After the move to Turin, the striker did not convince yet and wants first to gain a foothold with the old lady. In the upcoming game his absence will be felt. Nonetheless, Portugal are against betting odds of bookmakers in favorites for betting on the win.
Croatia:
Certainly, some expected a strong performance from Croatia at the 2018 World Cup. Nevertheless, surprised the Croatians with the entry into the final! In the group stage, the team showed their class and won each of the three games sovereign – only Iceland managed to score against the defense of Croatia. Especially the clear success against Argentina astonished many football experts. Thanks to this achievement, the Croats earned first place in Group D. With Denmark, Russia and England the Kockasti faced strong opponents in the way to the final. All three games ended in extra time or even on penalties. The Final opponent France was but one size too big for the Croats.
With the runner-up title in Russia, Croatia proved its footballing strength; With this achievement, they may also be counted among the top favorites in the future. After the successful World Cup Mario Mandzukic has announced his retirement from the national team. The striker wore the shirt of Kockasti in 89 international matches, scoring 33 goals. At the finals in Russia, he contributed three goals and a goal assist and was thus an important factor for the runner-up title. Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic will also be out of the squad against Portugal. The 33-year-old also announced his resignation. He was in the penalty killer in the knockout stage against Denmark and Russia.
Portugal vs Croatia head to head matches
25.06.16 EUR Croatia Portugal 0 : 1 (0 : 0)
10.06.13 FI Croatia Portugal 0 : 1
12.11.05 FI Portugal Croatia 2 : 0
19.06.96 EUR Croatia Portugal 0 : 3