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[Big Dirams]

Your statement about Portugal midfield being weak is ironic considering this same Portugal midfield has won 2 UCL titles in 2 years. This same midfield has consistently topped  several world class midfields at club football. But now it's at the national team, they are severely underperforming. [...]

In fact, I think the whole point is that these fantastic players haven't had enough time to develop a cohesive game.

Portugal has phenomenal stars on the team, but the problem is that their club coaches constantly come up with tricks or fake injuries to keep players out of away international games that matter little (like qualifiers). It's all quite logical... A player's presence at club matches in a given league is much more important to a coach than playing for the national team (it also guarantees the player won't get injured).

That absolutely right some coaches keeps players away from the national team and making false statements about them being injured or keep them on bench for sub and at end of the game they don’t even think of bringing them in. They prioritize clubs matches in the league than allowing players play for their nation and contribute to their nation in making it to the top floor of the table.

But fortunately for Portugal they get to qualify to the next round of the competition and I’m really excited about that, seeing Ronaldo achieving his goals will be a very exciting moment.
Looking forward to their match against Spain that will be an interesting match.

[SamReomo]

Your statement about Portugal midfield being weak is ironic considering this same Portugal midfield has won 2 UCL titles in 2 years. This same midfield has consistently topped  several world class midfields at club football. But now it's at the national team, they are severely underperforming. A lot of people don't say this but chemistry about players, teammates and around a team is very important.

Yes, what you said is also true but in this World cup their midfield isn't good and I also agree that there's lack of good chemistry between players of Portugal. Let's say if in the match against Spain, they somehow improve their midfield once again then they could perform better and might win that match but if they keeping doing the same things that they've done in past matches of World cup then I don't think they'll stand a chance to win against Spain.

They'll also have to make their chemistry better and they should also focus on defense as that's needed in match against a team like Spain. Let's see how they'll perform in the match against Spain, that match will decide that whether Portugal will do something in the World cup or they'll keep under performing.

[tbct_mt2]

Yes, what you said is also true but in this World cup their midfield isn't good and I also agree that there's lack of good chemistry between players of Portugal. Let's say if in the match against Spain, they somehow improve their midfield once again then they could perform better and might win that match but if they keeping doing the same things that they've done in past matches of World cup then I don't think they'll stand a chance to win against Spain.

They'll also have to make their chemistry better and they should also focus on defense as that's needed in match against a team like Spain. Let's see how they'll perform in the match against Spain, that match will decide that whether Portugal will do something in the World cup or they'll keep under performing.

Portugal will have to rely on their defense in a match against Spain because it's not easy for Portugal to control the midfield against Spain. I know in theory, Portugal have very strong midfield with Vitinha, Neves and Bruno but these players don't have good chemistry with each other so far, and it's unrealistic to think they suddenly combine together well in this big match.

Spain can control the match, have high ball possession rate but if they can not score goal, they will have problems with Portugal that will likely use counter attacking tactic in this match. They have Ronaldo, Leao who can play very well with counter attacks. In UEFA Nations League final match, Portugal won against Spain.

[Big Dirams]

Yes, what you said is also true but in this World cup their midfield isn't good and I also agree that there's lack of good chemistry between players of Portugal. Let's say if in the match against Spain, they somehow improve their midfield once again then they could perform better and might win that match but if they keeping doing the same things that they've done in past matches of World cup then I don't think they'll stand a chance to win against Spain.

They'll also have to make their chemistry better and they should also focus on defense as that's needed in match against a team like Spain. Let's see how they'll perform in the match against Spain, that match will decide that whether Portugal will do something in the World cup or they'll keep under performing.

Portugal will have to rely on their defense in a match against Spain because it's not easy for Portugal to control the midfield against Spain. I know in theory, Portugal have very strong midfield with Vitinha, Neves and Bruno but these players don't have good chemistry with each other so far, and it's unrealistic to think they suddenly combine together well in this big match.

Spain can control the match, have high ball possession rate but if they can not score goal, they will have problems with Portugal that will likely use counter attacking tactic in this match. They have Ronaldo, Leao who can play very well with counter attacks. In UEFA Nations League final match, Portugal won against Spain.

Having good chemistry is really what Portugal lack in this world cup. Right from the start they have been struggling with performance not because they don't have quality players enough but because they don't have good understanding and communication among themselves that's why they are struggling.

They have one of the best midfield combination in the Tournament. Vitinha and Neves are the best duo in the champions league while Bruno Fernandes won premier league best player last season but still they are still not able to show anything. Against Spain they need to communicate well if not they will struggle. Spain also has a good midfield so it will be an interesting battle in the middle of Portugal midfield trio improve.

The match will interesting, especially since Portugal won against Spain in the their last meeting in the Nations League final.

[icopress]

That absolutely right some coaches keeps players away from the national team and making false statements about them being injured or keep them on bench for sub and at end of the game they don’t even think of bringing them in. They prioritize clubs matches in the league than allowing players play for their nation and contribute to their nation in making it to the top floor of the table.

But fortunately for Portugal they get to qualify to the next round of the competition and I’m really excited about that, seeing Ronaldo achieving his goals will be a very exciting moment.
Looking forward to their match against Spain that will be an interesting match.

Yamal and a few other Spanish players are quite arrogant, so I think the world map will look like the Portuguese flag tonight. 

[Big Dirams]

That absolutely right some coaches keeps players away from the national team and making false statements about them being injured or keep them on bench for sub and at end of the game they don’t even think of bringing them in. They prioritize clubs matches in the league than allowing players play for their nation and contribute to their nation in making it to the top floor of the table.

But fortunately for Portugal they get to qualify to the next round of the competition and I’m really excited about that, seeing Ronaldo achieving his goals will be a very exciting moment.
Looking forward to their match against Spain that will be an interesting match.

Yamal and a few other Spanish players are quite arrogant, so I think the world map will look like the Portuguese flag tonight. 

I guess your expectations didn’t happen in such way. So bad seeing Portugal going home after their match against Spain. Despite the arrogant players in Spain but still Spain end up taking the lead and qualifying, it really so sad seeing  Ronaldo not having the proper squad for this World Cup and this is Ronaldo’s last World Cup ever because retirement is knocking on his door.

Spain won the match with 1:0 during the ending minutes and goal was scored by Mikel merino. I really wanted seeing Portugal qualifying and if possible winning this year worlds cup but the squad is not just ready at all and the players are not even making any impacts on the game at all.
But Ronaldo will always be a world great star ⭐️ always the GOAT (greatest of all time).

[tbct_mt2]

Having good chemistry is really what Portugal lack in this world cup. Right from the start they have been struggling with performance not because they don't have quality players enough but because they don't have good understanding and communication among themselves that's why they are struggling.

They lacked of good player chemistry in many recent years, not only in World Cup 2026. With many star players they had since generation of Rui Costa, Figo, Nuno Gomes, Deco, they actually could perform better but it seemed their players failed to combine together as a team fighting for a same target. In the match with Spain, this weakness shown again as they could pass the ball to Ronaldo in some situations which can result in very good attacks, even chances of scoring goals. By unknown reasons, their midfielders did not make any key passes to Cristiano Ronaldo and it's a disappointed match for them in attacks.

They have one of the best midfield combination in the Tournament. Vitinha and Neves are the best duo in the champions league while Bruno Fernandes won premier league best player last season but still they are still not able to show anything. Against Spain they need to communicate well if not they will struggle. Spain also has a good midfield so it will be an interesting battle in the middle of Portugal midfield trio improve.

They are world class midfielders but they could not combine together well enough for making a world class midfield for Portugal. Without that, Cristiano Ronaldo always played with not enough passes from his teammates. Look like Bruno Fernades did not want to play with Vitinha and Neves as well as did not want to stay under Cristiano in the team. He wants to be a captain, a boss in midfield, so let's see what will happen next with this national team after Ronaldo era.

[Wakate]

I guess your expectations didn’t happen in such way. So bad seeing Portugal going home after their match against Spain. Despite the arrogant players in Spain but still Spain end up taking the lead and qualifying, it really so sad seeing  Ronaldo not having the proper squad for this World Cup and this is Ronaldo’s last World Cup ever because retirement is knocking on his door.

Spain won the match with 1:0 during the ending minutes and goal was scored by Mikel merino. I really wanted seeing Portugal qualifying and if possible winning this year worlds cup but the squad is not just ready at all and the players are not even making any impacts on the game at all.
But Ronaldo will always be a world great star ⭐️ always the GOAT (greatest of all time).

We can assume poetically and lyrically that Ronaldo left the world cup tournament because we'll have been anticipating for too much miracle from him when he had a very poor team to support his ambition to get to the final stage of the world cup.

Sincerely, I never expect Spain to win this match but we have nothing to do than to accept the outcome.
 It was an unfortunate experience for Ronaldo crying after realizing he would have to go home after losing to Spain.
Very soon the Spanish team will be playing with France for who is going to play with Argentina on the final stage.
Well scripted FIFA 😁

[jossiel]

Sincerely, I never expect Spain to win this match but we have nothing to do than to accept the outcome.
It was an unfortunate experience for Ronaldo crying after realizing he would have to go home after losing to Spain.

That's how it goes for Ronaldo.

He's good but it's a team effort and even considered as the goat by a lot of fans, there's something that's more achieving when he reaches to the finals and wins a world cup title.

Well scripted FIFA 😁

I don't know what to say but, disappointments after disappointments are part of the natural script.

[famososMuertos]

I guess your expectations didn’t happen in such way. So bad seeing Portugal going home after their match against Spain. Despite the arrogant players in Spain but still Spain end up taking the lead and qualifying, it really so sad seeing  Ronaldo not having the proper squad for this World Cup and this is Ronaldo’s last World Cup ever because retirement is knocking on his door.

Spain won the match with 1:0 during the ending minutes and goal was scored by Mikel merino. I really wanted seeing Portugal qualifying and if possible winning this year worlds cup but the squad is not just ready at all and the players are not even making any impacts on the game at all.
But Ronaldo will always be a world great star ⭐️ always the GOAT (greatest of all time).

We can assume poetically and lyrically that Ronaldo left the world cup tournament because we'll have been anticipating for too much miracle from him when he had a very poor team to support his ambition to get to the final stage of the world cup.

Sincerely, I never expect Spain to win this match but we have nothing to do than to accept the outcome.
 It was an unfortunate experience for Ronaldo crying after realizing he would have to go home after losing to Spain.
Very soon the Spanish team will be playing with France for who is going to play with Argentina on the final stage.
Well scripted FIFA 😁

Wait a minute, chance =/ not destiny, is different. They let chance lead them to face Spain. If they had played their cards right, they would have secured their own destiny, finishing first and facing Switzerland, a team they know well and which would surely have been a more manageable match.

In any case, when a team wants to win, it needs the intensity of Argentina, and I didn't see that intensity, that passion, that fighting spirit, that extra something that's needed in the World Cup, from Portugal.

[tbct_mt2]

Wait a minute, chance =/ not destiny, is different. They let chance lead them to face Spain. If they had played their cards right, they would have secured their own destiny, finishing first and facing Switzerland, a team they know well and which would surely have been a more manageable match.

In any case, when a team wants to win, it needs the intensity of Argentina, and I didn't see that intensity, that passion, that fighting spirit, that extra something that's needed in the World Cup, from Portugal.

The match ended and Portugal lost it while Spain took advantage of a careless moment and lack of concentration from Portuguese players to score that winning goal. Otherwise, I believe that match will continue with extra-time with possibility of penalty shootouts after that. Anyway, mistake was made and goal conceded so that Spain were the winner and will participate in the quarter final match with Belgium.

Spain are stronger than Belgium and they are probably win this match to go to a semi final and meet either France or Morocco there. Rudi Garcia managed Belgium well so far but Spain are too much stronger and won't likely let Belgium to make a surprise.

With Portugal, they must be ready for a possibility of a new era without Cristiano Ronaldo if this player announces his international career retirement after World Cup 2026.

[SamReomo]

I guess your expectations didn’t happen in such way. So bad seeing Portugal going home after their match against Spain. Despite the arrogant players in Spain but still Spain end up taking the lead and qualifying, it really so sad seeing  Ronaldo not having the proper squad for this World Cup and this is Ronaldo’s last World Cup ever because retirement is knocking on his door.

Although, Icopress's idea behind arrogance of Spain players was true but still they won the match. We all knew that this time it won't be easy for Portugal to win against Spain but since players at Spain team were quite arrogant that's why Icopress and a few of us thought they will lose the match because of their arrogance, however the Portugal team showed poor performance against Spain and that's why they won the match. Such thing happens in sports events and there's nothing new about it.

[Warkop]

Sincerely, I never expect Spain to win this match but we have nothing to do than to accept the outcome.
It was an unfortunate experience for Ronaldo crying after realizing he would have to go home after losing to Spain.

That's how it goes for Ronaldo.

He's good but it's a team effort and even considered as the goat by a lot of fans, there's something that's more achieving when he reaches to the finals and wins a world cup title.

But unfortunately, something that I would be proud of did not materialize and I am sure that if it had materialized, there is a possibility that C. Ronaldo would have decided to retire from the Portuguese national team.

[MuffinMaster]

I guess your expectations didn’t happen in such way. So bad seeing Portugal going home after their match against Spain. Despite the arrogant players in Spain but still Spain end up taking the lead and qualifying, it really so sad seeing  Ronaldo not having the proper squad for this World Cup and this is Ronaldo’s last World Cup ever because retirement is knocking on his door.

Although, Icopress's idea behind arrogance of Spain players was true but still they won the match. We all knew that this time it won't be easy for Portugal to win against Spain but since players at Spain team were quite arrogant that's why Icopress and a few of us thought they will lose the match because of their arrogance, however the Portugal team showed poor performance against Spain and that's why they won the match. Such thing happens in sports events and there's nothing new about it.

It is heartbreaking to see Ronaldo go out like this in his final World Cup. You could see the pain on his face, but let’s be honest - Portugal’s performance was just too poor. Spain might come off as arrogant, but their confidence is backed by unbelievable chemistry and tactical discipline on the pitch.
Portugal simply lacked the cohesion to punish them. It is sad that CR7 didn't have the squad peak at the right time, but that is football. Arrogance or not, Spain played the better game and earned their spot in the next round. The end of an era for Cristiano, but a deserved win for Spain.

[SamReomo]

It is heartbreaking to see Ronaldo go out like this in his final World Cup. You could see the pain on his face, but let’s be honest - Portugal’s performance was just too poor. Spain might come off as arrogant, but their confidence is backed by unbelievable chemistry and tactical discipline on the pitch.

That happens sometimes in life, Ronaldo did his best in the World cup but rest of the team wasn't doing good and they lacked any good chemistry that's why Portugal lost in this World cup. Yes, the pain will always be there, he's the best player I've ever seen and when a player that's so good at age 41 and performs exceptionally well, but because of the rest of the team player he faces a huge loss then such loss can be visible on face of such players. This time the World cup is quite strange, let's see which team will win the final.

[Wakate]

Wait a minute, chance =/ not destiny, is different. They let chance lead them to face Spain. If they had played their cards right, they would have secured their own destiny, finishing first and facing Switzerland, a team they know well and which would surely have been a more manageable match.

In any case, when a team wants to win, it needs the intensity of Argentina, and I didn't see that intensity, that passion, that fighting spirit, that extra something that's needed in the World Cup, from Portugal.

Ronaldo has left the world cup stage and here comes Messi the FIFA boy that has been getting favoured after multiple fouls he has done against multiple players in different matches and he was never given a red card for his non tactical attack on players.
The world cup reactions from fans and players from different countries is oweful due to the negligence and favour referees are giving to Messi even when he's wrong. Let's see how the end is going to look like.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Ronaldo has left the world cup stage and here comes Messi the FIFA boy that has been getting favoured after multiple fouls he has done against multiple players in different matches and he was never given a red card for his non tactical attack on players.
The world cup reactions from fans and players from different countries is oweful due to the negligence and favour referees are giving to Messi even when he's wrong. Let's see how the end is going to look like.

Things changed fast for Messi in World Cup as before World Cup 2022, he did not score many goals but his World Cup career turned to brighter page since World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Not only because he won the World Cup title in Qatar, but also scored many goals there and it also seemed to make him more confident when playing in World Cup 2026. It likely forced Argentine players to be loyal to Messi and they are ready to support Messi with everything they have.

There are complaints about FIFA, Argentina, Messi, referees, VAR but I believe that all of us have to admit the superb talent owns by Messi. He is actually a GOAT in football, even better than Pele and Maradona because modern football is harder for players than in the past when discipline was bad than in the present.

Messi still has three more matches to defend the World Cup trophy but firstly he will need to beat Switzerland in quarter final together with his teammates.

[Big Dirams]

Wait a minute, chance =/ not destiny, is different. They let chance lead them to face Spain. If they had played their cards right, they would have secured their own destiny, finishing first and facing Switzerland, a team they know well and which would surely have been a more manageable match.

In any case, when a team wants to win, it needs the intensity of Argentina, and I didn't see that intensity, that passion, that fighting spirit, that extra something that's needed in the World Cup, from Portugal.

Ronaldo has left the world cup stage and here comes Messi the FIFA boy that has been getting favoured after multiple fouls he has done against multiple players in different matches and he was never given a red card for his non tactical attack on players.
The world cup reactions from fans and players from different countries is oweful due to the negligence and favour referees are giving to Messi even when he's wrong. Let's see how the end is going to look like.

FIFA BOY (MESSI). That right Messi have been favored a lot in this 2026 World Cup and not only us are making this complains or seeing this clearly but alot of people from different part of the world kept on complaining and making points about how Messi has been favored by almost every staff in the competition.

Argentina match against Egypt things were so clear that they wanted Argentina qualifying for this World Cup which is why a lot of fouls were blowed and some were ignore when Argentina fouls. I was just so surprised during this match because things were going smoothly for Egypt but as soon as Hassan make substitute then things just went other way round.