Match #15 - Portugal v. Ghana

So what is Portugal's expected starting lineup??

 

..............Costa.....
Cancelo..Dias...Danilo...Guerreiro
.......Palinha...Neves..
........Fernandes....
Bernardo...Ronaldo...Leão or Ramos

Probable.

 

Five of the 11 ply their trade in the city of Manchester.

Oops, make that four of 11.

 

Ghana (show how much caps) - possible line up:
GK: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (11 caps)
RB: Tariq Lamptey (2 caps)
DF: Mohammed Salisu (3 caps)
DF: Daniel Amartey (46 caps)
LB: Gideon Mensah (12 caps)
MF: Thomas Partey (40 caps)
MF: Mohamed Kudus (18 caps) or Salis Abdul Samed (1 cap)
AM: Andre Ayew (110 caps)
LW: Inaki Williams (3 caps)
RW: Kamaldeen Sulemana (13 caps)
CF: Daniel Afriyie (7 caps)

Just to show how new and untested this team is. Massive upgrades in Lamptey, Salisu, Kudus, Williams or Samed. Not AFCON team.

 

Last time Portugal played Ghana was 2014. You remember that for sure

We're better in every position thank goodness. Let's go boysss

 

In.

 

I would take Thomas Partey over every DM or CM in Portugal though.

 

Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon

CAF shut out so far.
Will Ghana be able to find a goal?

 

Portugal are a big team at this World Cup. So I'll say no.

 

Thanks mate,

I meant we are better than ourselves back in 2014. I bet you'd take Partey over Miguel Veloso, too!

 

When you need to walk to gate number by but realise it's all the way from gate 974...

 

..Costa...
Cancelo...Dias..Danilo...Guerreiro
..........Neves...
.....Fernandes...Bernardo..
Otávio...Ronaldo..Félix..

Very attacking line up from Santos, playing to win.

 

Ghana will do well today!

 

A younger Ronaldo wouldve scored there.

Ghana defence split open way too easily

 

Can someone explain why Saudi Arabia is in Asia and not CAF?

 

They'll have to recognize and fix that.

 

Old man Ronaldo still bodying defenders to the ground lol

 

Why is Europe a different continent from Asia? Why is Russia in UEFA?
My explanation:
Some dudes drew an imaginary line based on some geography or cultural differences (a mountain range for Russia)

In the end it's all imaginary

 

True. Neither is Israel in Europe but whatever, stupid tangent on my part anyway.

 

Here is the thing

I would say fair enough but if the defender fouled Ronaldo the same way that is not a PK

So the ref hates Portugal. Soft foul and it was a PK at Joao Felix

 

Portugal doing nothing, too slow in their passing, all sideways. Asking for trouble. Ghana incredibly disciplined in their defensive shape