Frank LorenzoWhile team USA and clinch their ticket to the next round, Portugal is obligated to win their two remaining games in group G; both teams will meet this Sunday, June 22, at the Arena Amazônia, in Manaus, in a tremendously exciting game at 6 PM ET.
While team USA and clinch their ticket to the next round, Portugal is obligated to win their two remaining games in group G; both teams will meet this Sunday, June 22, at the Arena Amazônia, in Manaus, in a tremendously exciting game at 6 PM ET.
Team USA beat Ghana 2-1 and by how the group is unfolding, they might need just a draw against Portugal to seal the deal.
“We want to take our game to Portugal. We want to get three points tomorrow,” he said. “We want to qualify for the next stage. We are full of energy. We are very impatient. We can’t wait to get this thing started,” USA coach Jurguen Klinsmann said.
United States will be without striker Jozy Altidore due to a leg injury, and Clint Dempsey will play with a mask after he broke his nose against in the match Ghana.
For Portugal is about winning and staying alive; they were crushed by Germany 4-0 and their chances to get to the next round is beating both team USA and Ghana and look for the numbers to add up.
Their playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo was declared fit to play against the Americans.
“I’m not a doctor but from what I see, Cristiano Ronaldo is fine,” midfielder Miguel Veloso told reporters. “He is training, he is jumping and he is shooting. There is not much else to say.”
The World Cup odds listed Portugal as the favorite to win at -125 and team USA is +400.
