Euro Football SemiFinal: Portugal vs Wales

Portugal and Wales led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, respectively, will play tomorrow the first semifinal of the European Championship, with the immersed Portuguese selection in the search for a win to erase the criticism for his disappointing game and Welsh enjoying a dream that You not want to wake up.

Since the two teams it insists that there is a duel between Cristiano and Bale, but it will be very difficult to detach during the match, and not be aware of the evolution of the two figures of Real Madrid.

The experience at this stage of the competition could be one of the keys to the game. Portugal has reached five times the semifinals of the European Championship, making it to the final twice. While for Wales will be his first appearance at the gates of a final in an international tournament.

While the British group, the hand of a great Gareth Bale, comes to the most important event in its history in a great form after passing over Belgium (3-1), a favorite of the competition . Apart from the defeat against England (1-2), also it beats Slovakia (2-1), Russia (3-0) and Northern Ireland (1-0).

The Portuguese team, however, still does not dispel doubts about its true potential because it has failed to crush rivals in the first 90 minutes. After finishing the group stage with three draws in the quarterfinals on penalties undid Poland (1-1) and eighth in extra time to beat Croatia (1-0) with a goal of Quaresma in the first auction between the posts of party.

It is also seen if Pepe arrives able to match. The center, one of the best of his team in the European Championship, did not train with the rest of his teammates in the two last practice as a precaution to feel pain in the thigh. Santos does not have a replacement at its height on the bench.

In the front no changes are expected with respect to the quarter-finals. Everything indicates that the feeling of the team, Renato Sanches, 18, co-located in attack on Nani and Ronaldo.

All eyes are on the fitness of Gareth Bale, who yesterday gave a scare to the press of his country to train separately. But he quickly leave to testify that he did just to recover from physical fatigue.

The selection to be imposed tomorrow could have an additional prize: play the Confederations Cup to be held in Russia next summer. But for that to happen, Germany has to knock down to France and get into the final.

Poland vs Portugal Euro Football 2016

Portugal vs. Poland is mourning to mark Thursday in Marseille (13:00 hours) start to the quarterfinals of the European Championship. Both teams expect a great performance from their referents, Ronaldo for Portugal and Robert Lewandowski of Poland side who have not shone much in this tournament.

With the defeat of Leo Messi in the final of the Copa America, Ronaldo, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid, knows that takes advantage the Argentine in the fight for the Golden Ball and a good performance in Euro will help to achieve this.

Portugal, disappointing in the first phase, with three draws in one of the weakest groups, it did not improve in the second round despite defeating the powerful Croatia (1-0) in an unexciting game in which the Balkan squandered many occasions .

In front of them is Poland, who was able to draw with Germany in the first round (0-0), but that has shone more on defense with goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański, who at the front, with three goals in four games, none of Lewandowski them.

Portugal, despite the extension overcome a difficult round matchup against Croatia (1-0) has faced criticism that resembles Greece. Fernando Santos technician is accused of cutting wings to a set that he seems corseted, despite having players like Nani, Cristiano Renato Sanches.

Santos has doubts on the left side of francoluso Raphael Guerreiro and midfielder Andre Gomes, who have not trained with the group in recent days, and Joao Moutinho, who returned on Tuesday to work with everyone. In the post Borussia Dortmund defender Eliseu and could enter the midfielder of Valencia, the young Renato Sanches, who broke the match against Croatia with his strength.

FIFA World Cup 2014: Portugal vs Ghana

Elections in Portugal and Ghana needed win when they clash in Brasilia, but know they are at the mercy of another comparison that simultaneously played almost 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) away, in Germany against the United States in Recife.

Portugal's task is further complicated because their goal difference is minus four worse than the four Germans and one of the Americans.

Ghana, which has a difference of minus one, harbors more hope. A victory in the Brazilian capital, combined with a win in Germany, would place in the second round and would exclude the United States.

Speculations have emerged since Portugal rescued a 2-2 draw against USA in the second game. Under these assumptions, Germans and Americans make little effort to get the draw, which leaves both ranked.

But the Portuguese can only blame themselves for being in such a complicated situation. Even before Pepe won expulsion of striking a header in the 4-0 thrashing by Portugal suffered against Germany, the team has not reflected on the court its status ranking fourth in the finals.

Ghana has offered more than Portugal in Brazil, and it can be considered unlucky to have only one point after falling 2-1 to the United States and a 2-2 draw against the Germans.