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Portugal vs Cyprus Prediction & Betting tips
For Portugal, it will never be a quiet summer. The European champion last year will play for the Confederations Cup in Russia from mid June. For this, the selection is Saturday in Estoril against the small Cyprus.
Portugal :
The surprising European Champion of last season in France has started quite well in the qualifying for the World Cup next year in Russia. Shortly after the EC, there was a mistake in and against Switzerland (2-0), but the four next games were all won by the team coach Fernando Santos. Next Friday, Portugal is playing the final qualifier of this season, with low-flying Latvia. For those professionals who have already had a busy season, there is little opportunity for recovery.
As with example at the Dutch Elftal this past week, Portugal’s selection of Portugal also made the players almost one by one. Bruno Alves, Pizzi, and Semedo were the most recent additions. Starring Ronaldo is not included on Saturday; He then plays with his Real Madrid club in the final of the Champions League. For defender Luis Neto, the Confederations Cup is special – he is active in Russia with Zenit. However, he did not want to look too far ahead. “The focus is now on the match in Latvia, after which time there is enough time to talk about the tournament in Russia.
Cyprus:
And then the Cypriot national team. They are the usual stuff in their qualifying poule. With the qualification rules in the series to the EK – where a place at the first three in the group could have been good for qualification – the islanders still had a chance of watering on placement. In the run-up to the World Cup that chance was already small, and after five games played, that chance was zero. Only of the even smaller Gibraltar managed to win Cyprus (3-1). Gibraltar is also the opponent of the Cypriots in the final official match for the summer break.
Those who look at the Cyprus selection see little known names. In recent years, APOEL Nicosia has enjoyed the European club tournament from time to time, but since the club is active with a lot of foreign players, the national team does not have much to do with it. As for the match in Portugal, the deviation for Cyprus is to limit the damage. Against an opponent who is not yet in full strength, this may be possible.
Portugal vs Cyprus head to head matches
02.09.11 EUR Cyprus Portugal 0 : 4
03.09.10 EUR Portugal Cyprus 4 : 4
05.09.01 WC Cyprus Portugal 1 : 3
06.06.01 WC Portugal Cyprus 6 : 0
14.11.77 WC Portugal Cyprus 4 : 0