2026 World Cup qualifying round

Discussion in 'Portugal: National Teams' started by verde-rubro, Dec 13, 2024.

  1. verde-rubro

    verde-rubro Member+

    C.S.Maritimo + Liverpool FC
    Portugal
    Jan 15, 2005
    LONDON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    if we beat Denmark in the Nations league we go into group F and if we lose we go to group C
    We stay in 4 team group 6 games to qualify

    Group C:
    Portugal/Denmark
    Greece
    Scotland
    Belarus

    Group F:
    Portugal/Denmark
    Hungary
    Republic of Ireland
    Armenia
     
  2. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Two teams we always draw, Ireland and Hungary lol
     
  3. Caldo Verde

    Caldo Verde Member

    None
    Portugal
    Feb 3, 2018
    FIFA destroyed this tournament.
     
  4. money11

    money11 Member

    Apr 15, 2007
    more importantly! now that portugal along with spain and morroco have won the Wc bid, what are the chances ronaldo plays for the NT until 2030. lmaoooooo
     
  5. Leo Bartoni

    Leo Bartoni New Member

    River Plate
    Argentina
    Dec 22, 2024
    I've always respected Ronaldo's dedication to his fitness and health.
    Only a really supremely fit individual could cold plunge -2 degree C and smile, not shiver, or express being cold.

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  6. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    lol shits not that hard dog
     
  7. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal

    Cool story. Dude should have retired two years ago.
     
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  8. Leo Bartoni

    Leo Bartoni New Member

    River Plate
    Argentina
    Dec 22, 2024
    I always shiver a bit.

    He's still producing for your national team though. What's the problem?
     
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  9. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal

    1. Team would play better without him because their entire strategy is to cater to him
    2. He didn't do shit when it mattered at WC2020 and Euro 2024. Dude is cooked.
     
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  10. Leo Bartoni

    Leo Bartoni New Member

    River Plate
    Argentina
    Dec 22, 2024
    Well then, the meaningless nations league head to head with Denmark would be a good time to experiment with that.
     
  11. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Absolutely. But this isn't Martinez's team. It's Jorge Mendes'. He calls the shots
     
  12. Serengeti_Boy

    Serengeti_Boy Member+

    Sep 15, 2009
    Serengeti, East Africa
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Tanzania
    Play better without him? I haven't seen anyone step up in his position in his obscene. Who ideally plays as CF? If you are gonna day Jota I totally agree. But besides that Portugal is thin up front.
     
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  13. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal

    They've always been thin up front. Name the last time that has a world class striker (before Ronaldo became a CF and was exclusively a winger/LM/RM)? Pauleta?

    Goncalo Ramos, Jota, etc. Plenty of options who don't dictate that the run of play must go through them.

    Look, this has been discussed ad nauseam. The entire national team is a proxy team created and run by Jorge Mendes and his agency. The right players don't get called up, the wrong players do, and the wrong players start games with multiple players playing out position or with other players that don't coexist together. Portugal has a wealth of talent but can't put shit together because they can't get out of their own way, have a spineless coward as their head coach, and only call up and play Gestifute garbage.
     
  14. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    This is kind of the crux of the problem though isn’t it? When was the last time Ronaldo was absent? He’s playing the full 90 minutes of meaningless games because his little personal records are more important than Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos is playing well in a real league. Him and Jota are clearly above Ronaldo right now.
     
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  15. Caldo Verde

    Caldo Verde Member

    None
    Portugal
    Feb 3, 2018
    He's scored 1 penalty goal the last two tournaments.
     
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  16. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    And he’s carried us in qualifiers for each one of those tournaments…
     
  17. money11

    money11 Member

    Apr 15, 2007
    yA Ok
     
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  18. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Seriously lol who else do these guys want to replace his spot ? Jota ? Ramos ? Lol Rafa come out of retirement ?
     
  19. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Do you have a better option than Ronaldo up front ? We literally have produced 1 true striker in over a decade.. Last I recall was Hugo Almeida or Postiga..
     
  20. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Yes, I want the two guys playing and scoring for Liverpool and PSG to start over the guy playing in Saudi Arabia. Why is this even a question?
     
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  21. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    what a carry job against those teams, no way portugal could have qualified without him
     
  22. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    LOL ya cuz Ramos really did so much for Portugal outside of the Switzerland WC 2022 game.. Him and Jota are injured every other month and they are 10 + years younger than Ronaldo who is never injured..
     
  23. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Pretty sure Ramos has more goals than Ronaldo does in the last two tournaments. Again, why wouldn’t you want the guys playing well at the highest level playing?
     
  24. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Pepe has more World Cup knockout game goals than Ronaldo, is he a better player than Ronaldo ? Ramos looked promising but shit the bed completely after the World Cup and hasn't done anything other than ride the bench since.. He's injured more than Jota.. No thanks..
     
  25. eurodad

    eurodad Member+

    Mar 15, 2005
    Brampton
    Dude , Ronaldo as much as we all love him is not the same player, not even close . He rarely comes back, half the times walks back then on a counter attack is offside and can’t receive a pass . Can’t run like he use to . Missing clear open chances etc . I don’t like talking about him this way, he is a Portuguese hero but he is hanging on too long past due
     
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