Portugal vs Slovenia: Will Slovenia's fairy tale continue at the Euros?
On July 1 as part of the 1/8 finals of Euro 2024, at the Deutsche Bank Park arena (Frankfurt), the national teams of Portugal and Slovenia will compete.
The Portuguese national team passed the group stage at a good pace, which allowed them to easily secure the next round of the tournament. Roberto Martinez's charges began their journey to the Euro with a convincing victory over the Czech national team 2:1. In the next match, the "chosen ones" also performed at their best, defeating the Turkish national team 3:0. Only in the last match did the Portuguese allow themselves to relax, thereby suffering a 0:2 defeat to Georgia.
Despite the setback in the last match, Portugal finished first in Group F with 6 points and a goal difference of 5:3.
Slovenia
The Slovenian national team was able to show an amazing result in this tournament - the team advanced to the 1/8 finals without winning a single meeting in the group. Matjaz Keck's team started with a 1:1 draw with the Danish national team. In the next match, the Slovenes were also left without a victory, sharing points with the Serbian team 1:1. In the last match of the tournament, the “boys” again lost peacefully, this time with the formidable England team 0:0.
Slovenia finished the group in 3rd place, earning 3 points, with a goal difference of 2:2. Keck's boys lost second place in the quartet to the Danes only because they had one more yellow card.
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PortugalThe Portuguese national team passed the group stage at a good pace, which allowed them to easily secure the next round of the tournament. Roberto Martinez's charges began their journey to the Euro with a convincing victory over the Czech national team 2:1. In the next match, the "chosen ones" also performed at their best, defeating the Turkish national team 3:0. Only in the last match did the Portuguese allow themselves to relax, thereby suffering a 0:2 defeat to Georgia.
Despite the setback in the last match, Portugal finished first in Group F with 6 points and a goal difference of 5:3.
Slovenia
The Slovenian national team was able to show an amazing result in this tournament - the team advanced to the 1/8 finals without winning a single meeting in the group. Matjaz Keck's team started with a 1:1 draw with the Danish national team. In the next match, the Slovenes were also left without a victory, sharing points with the Serbian team 1:1. In the last match of the tournament, the “boys” again lost peacefully, this time with the formidable England team 0:0.
Slovenia finished the group in 3rd place, earning 3 points, with a goal difference of 2:2. Keck's boys lost second place in the quartet to the Danes only because they had one more yellow card.
Portugal vs Slovenia facts
- The total was over 2.5 in 5 of Portugal's last 6 matches;
- Slovenia are unbeaten in their last 9 games;
- Slovenia have drawn their last 4 games.
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