World Cup Time
Portugal will make its debut against Ghana, on Thursday, November 24, at 11 am ET.
92'
Game Over
90'
+2
89' Yellow card for Portugal
Ricardo Horta
84' GOAL PORTUGAL
João Félix is launched on the bottom line, deflects lightly and Gonçalo Ramos rolls to João Mario to score
82' GOAL PORTUGAL
João Félix plays to Guerreiro, who crosses low and Gonçalo Ramos has only the work of scoring the empty goal
80' RUI PATRÍCIO
Dennis hits the right corner and Rui Patrício hits the side and avoids the goal
79' PENALTY
Osayi-Samuel invades the area and is fouled by Dalot
76' Substitution in Nigeria
In: Emmanuel Dennis
Out: Simon
76' Substitution in Portugal
In: Ricardo Horta
Out: Otávio
74'
João Félix receives in the area, shoots a cross and the ball skims the post
72' SAVE
Chukwueze dribbles past Antonio Silva, bursts into the box and hits a cross. Rui Patrício comes out of the goal and saves with his leg
69' Substitution in Nigeria
In: Etebo
Out: Aribo
67' Substitution in Portugal
In: Gonçalo Ramos
Out: André Silva
58' Substitution in Nigeria
In: Onuachu
Out: Moffi
47'
Simon crosses directly into Rui Patrício's hands
45'
Game restarts
Substitutions in Portugal
In: Raphaël Guerreiro, Pepe and João Mário
Out: Nuno Mendes, Bruno Fernandes and Rúben Dias
45'
The first half ends
45' LOST
João Félix shoots in the measure to Bruno Fernandes, who takes it from Uzoho, but is without angle and finishes outside
35' GOAL DE PORTUGAL
Bruno Fernandes dislocates the goalkeeper and shoots into the left corner
33' PENALTY
Bernardo Silva crosses and Osayi-Samuel blocks with his hand
30'
Simon takes a risk inside the area and Rui Patrício holds firm
26'
Bruno Fernandes takes a corner with Nuno Mendes, who tables with Otávio and crosses low. William Carvalho shoots over the marker
24'
Aribo receives in the area, but is stopped by Antonio Silva
20' WOW
João Félix shoots hard from a distance and the ball goes dangerously over the crossbar
13'
Nuno Mendes is sent in for a short corner and decides to take a chance from the edge of the area. The ball goes close to Uzoho's goal
8' GOAL PORTUGAL
João Félix throws to Dalot, who lifts his head and puts it in the small area for Bruno Fernandes to score
4'
Bernardo Silva receives a throw-in on the left side, crosses to the middle, but João Félix ends up missing the shot
2'
Game played in the midfield
00'
The referee blows the whistle
⏱️
Nigeria's anthem playing first, then Portugal's turn
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Players entering the field
NigeriaReserves
Okoye, Adeleye, Duru, Etebo, Dessers, Chukwueze, Bonaventure, Onyeka, Onuachu, Chidozie, Ebuehi and Onyemaechi
Nigeria roster
Uzoho; Osayi-Samuel, Akpoguma, Ekong, Bassey; Aribo, Ndidi, Iwobi; Lookman, Moffi, Simon
Portugal Reserves
Diogo Costa, José Sá, Pepe, Guerreiro, Palhinha, Danilo, Rafael Leão, Vitinha, João Mário, Rúben Neves, Cancelo, Ricardo Horta, Matheus Nunes and Gonçalo Ramos
Portugal set
Rui Patrício; Dalot, Rúben Dias, António Silva, Nuno Mendes; Otávio, Bruno Fernandes, William, Bernardo Silva; André Silva, João Félix
Refereeing
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou
Assistant Referee 2: Marios Kalogirou
Fourth official: Miguel Nogueira
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Speak up, Fernando Santos!
"That means that there is some accumulated fatigue in the players. You have to manage the times well, there are players with more pace and less pace, normal, there are some with more overload, Cancelo is the one with more minutes, we will try to manage to be all at the same level.
We will face teams from three different continents. Regarding Ghana, African soccer has improved a lot in tactical and organizational terms. Nigeria will have something to do with Ghana, very fast, talented players who will try to exploit the depth and with many individual plays. Nigeria is more 4x4x2, Ghana is more 4x3x3 or 3x5x2, [...] so I think it was a good choice for this preparation game.
I think they turned the key as soon as they left their clubs and went into national team mode and into World Cup mode, with great motivation and total focus on the national team."
Full House
In the last game before the ball starts rolling in Qatar, Portugal will have strong support from the Portuguese in the preparation game with Nigeria, as all tickets have been sold to follow the game at the José Alvalade Stadium, home of Sporting. The place has capacity for 50. 095 people.
Players' numbers defined for the World Cup
1. Rui Patrício.
2. Diogo Dalot.
3. Pepe.
4. Rúben Dias.
5. Raphaël Guerreiro.
6. João Palhinha.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo.
8. Bruno Fernandes.
9. André Silva.
10. Bernardo Silva.
11. João Félix.
12. José Sá.
13. Danilo Pereira.
14. Wiliam Carvalho.
15. Rafael Leão
16. Vitinha.
17. João Mário.
18. Rúben Neves.
19. Nuno Mendes.
20. João Cancelo.
21. Ricardo Horta.
22. Diogo Costa.
23. Matheus Nunes.
24. António Silva.
25. Otávio.
26. Gonçalo Ramos.
Nigeria Squads
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Watford), Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia) and Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Defenders: William Ekong (Watford), Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates), Calvin Bassey (Ajax), Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim), Chidiebube Duru (Rivers United), Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista) and Bright Osayi Samuel (Fenerbahce)
Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), Alex Iwobi (Everton), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Frank Onyeka (Brentford) and Oghenekaro Etebo (Aris Thessaloniki)
Forwards: Moses Simon (Nantes), Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Terem Moffi (Lorient), Paul Onuachu (Genk FC), Victor Osimhen (Napoli) and Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest)
Coach: José Peseiro.
Portugal Squad
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton) and Rui Patrício (Roma)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) and Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: João Palhinha (Fulham), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Mário (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton), Otávio (Porto), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain) and William Carvalho (Betis)
Forwards: André Silva (RB Leipzig), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica), João Félix (Atlético de Madrid), Rafael Leão (Milan) and Ricardo Horta (Braga).
Coach: Fernando Santos.
Super Eagles
Nigeria will not be at the World Cup. It is the first time since 2006. Their debut came in 1994 and they won spots in 2002, 2010, 2014, and 2018. Now, the Super Eagles are holding friendly matches, coming off a loss, 2-0, to Costa Rica.
Quinas National Team
Portugal continues its preparation for the World Cup in Qatar. Part of group H, with Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea, the Seleção das Quinas, as it is known, will debut on November 24, Thursday, at 12 pm, against Ghana. Aiming at the world, the Portuguese chose to hold a friendly.
Preparing for Qatar
Portugal vs Nigeria, this Thursday (17), at the José Alvalade Stadium, at 2:45 pm ET, for the Friendly Match.
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