Portugal would like to turn back the Swiss clock

• Ronaldo is required to regain his scoring appetite against Switzerland.

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Portugal seems the most likely candidate to reach the quarter-finals when it faces Switzerland, today, in the Qatar 2022 World Cup at Lusail Stadium, but it realizes that the revolting “La Nati” team, which has surprises against the football giants in recent years, will be a difficult match.

“Seleção” has perhaps one of the best elements in all positions, but coach Fernando Santos is faulted for not extracting the best from some of his players, in a squad capable of achieving a first world title in its history.

Portugal reached the elimination rounds in Qatar for the fifth time in the World Cup, and its best result remains the third place in the 1966 World Cup in England, and in modern history the fourth place in 2006.

In Qatar 2022, it topped its eighth group after two opening wins over Ghana and Uruguay, before falling in the final confrontation against South Korea, after securing its qualification.

On the other hand, Switzerland will be in dire need of Sommer, who missed the decisive 3-2 victory over Serbia in the last round in the group stage due to illness, after participating mainly against Brazil and Cameroon.

It will be the first ever confrontation between the two teams in the World Cup finals and the third between them this year, after the group stage in the European Nations League, when Portugal won the first leg 4-0 in Lisbon and lost 1-0 in Geneva.

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