Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Iceland
Match Time & Date:
20/06/2023
01:45 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Portugal
Portugal will be aiming to keep their 100% record in Group J intact when they take on Iceland at Laugardalsvollur in Reykjavik. A Selecao faced no difficulties in a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Roberto Martinez’s men are seen as hot favourites to beat Iceland as well. Veteran Cristiano Ronaldo should continue to lead the line for the visitors, but a man to watch in the away team will be Bruno Fernandez, who impressed in Saturday’s triumph.
Barring any fresh injury worries, Roberto Martinez is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Balkan Dragons. Rafa Silva, though, could play some part this time out after he was omitted at the weekend. Iceland, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Slovakia, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the Group J leaders. Portugal defenders should have experienced forward Alfred Finbogasson at bay.
Highlighted Player (Cristiano Ronaldo):
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the world’s best football players. The Portuguese ace was born on 5 February, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira and he played for the likes of Andorinha, Nacional and Sporting during his youth career. CR7 made his Sporting debut in Primeira Liga on 7 October, 2002, scoring two goals in a 3-0 win over Moreirense.
Manchester United scouts spotted him and one year later he joined the Old Trafford outfit. Ronaldo became the most expensive teenager in the history of the Premier League and he received the number 7 shirt. He quickly established himself as the team’s key player and it has to be noted that he won three consecutive Premier League trophies with the Red Devils (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009). In 2008 he helped the Old Trafford outfit beat Chelsea in the Champions League final, scoring for Alex Ferguson’s troops in the regular time.
Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 and he helped the Spanish giants with two Champions League trophies. In 2016 he won the European Championship trophy with Portugal. The Real Madrid ace has two Golden Ball awards (2013, 2014).
Highlighted Team (Iceland):
Iceland had little to no success during the first 60 years of entering the FIFA competitions, failing to qualify to a single major tournament in that period, but the team then went on to make tremendous progress at the start of the 21st century.
The Nordic side narrowly missed out on a place at the 2014 World Cup, losing in the play-off to Croatia, but they then enjoyed a thoroughly impressive qualifying campaign to reach the Euro 2016, taking 20 points from 10 matches to leave Turkey and Netherlands trailing in their wake.
As a result, the generation featuring players like Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Emil Hallfredsson will go down as one of the most successful in the national team history and it could be quite some time before another team repeat their success. Even if he was only used as a bit-part player during the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Eidur Gudjohnsen has got to be mentioned as the first Icelandic footballer to have played for top European sides.
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