Portugal vs Ireland | Match Info & Preview
| Portugal vs Ireland | |
| Match Info | |
| Match | Portugal vs Ireland |
| Date | 01-09-2021 |
| Time | 12:15 AM (UTC +5:30) |
| Stadium | Augesto Delaune |
| League | World Cup Qualifier |
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Ireland have only won 1 of their last 14 matches in all competitions.
Portugal failed to win in their last 3 matches.
Portugal has only lost 1 of its last 20 matches in World Cup Qualification.
Cristiano Ronaldo just needs 1 more goal to become the top scorer in international football.
The two coaches, Fernando Santos and Stephen Kenny have never met before.
Santos had never met Ireland, nor had Kenny met Portugal.
This match will be led by the referee from Slovenia, Matej Jug.
Jug has led 6 World Cup Qualification matches with a record 23 yellow cards.
This is Jug's first match in charge of Portugal and Ireland.
Indonesia – An interesting match will be presented in the 4th match of
the 2022 World Cup Qualification in the
European Zone Group A which brings together Portugal vs Ireland.
Selecao das Quinas is very favored in this match.
came to this match after losing in the round of 16 of Euro 2020. They are now at the top of Group A with 7 points from 3 matches.
Coach Fernando Santos has his entire core squad complete without any injuries, including Manchester United's new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo.
While Ireland, they failed to get into Euro 2020. Ireland have also performed very poorly recently, even in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers they have not earned points from 2 matches, including a humiliating defeat at home to Luxembourg. Southampton striker Shane Long will be relied on in this match.