Football fever in Lisbon!
This Sunday evening the national team of Portugal will face the national team of Serbia in the 8th round of the qualification campaign for the World Cup next year. They are part of Group A alongside Luxemburg, Ireland and Azerbaijan. But the exciting part is that Portugal and Serbia have the same number of points on their account (17). Portugal is currently in the leading position because of the better goal difference to Serbia, meaning that Serbia must win this game in order to qualify directly to Qatar 2022.
Portugal has 5 winning outcomes and 2 draw results. They managed to beat Azerbaijan (1:0); (3:0), Luxemburg (3:1); (5:0) and Ireland (2:1). Their draw outcomes were against tonight’s rival the national team of Serbia (2:2), and the national team of Ireland (0:0). So even though they have a better goal difference than Serbia, the Portuguese squad will bring their best tonight in Lisbon and go for the win.
Serbia also has 5 wins and 2 draws. They showed some great performance during the campaign, proving that World Cup qualification can be an achievable scenario. The Serbians beat the national teams of Ireland (3:2), Azerbaijan (2:1); (3:1) and Luxemburg (4:1); (1:0). Their draw games were against Portugal (2:2) and Ireland (1:1). So tonight Serbia must bring a great tactical approach and high determination on the pitch in order to surprise the Portuguese squad and step very close to Qatar 2022.
We are expecting a great football fight through the entire game, where only one goal can be the decision-maker who’s going to win the match. The favorite to win the match will be the national team of Portugal.
So tune in tonight and enjoy this exciting football match at Estádio da Luz, and find out who’s going to win the first spot in Group A.
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