The following predictions spain vs portugal game which will run fun. Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz could optimistically be a surprise now meet Spain in round 16 of the 2010 World Cup. According to Queiroz, children care in the best condition to face Spain in Cape Town, South Africa.
Condition fit for Portugal was not an issue that some players get injured. Especially against Spain which have a style of play is similar to Portugal. Hope Portugal in this match is still placed on the shoulders of the captain, Cristiano Ronaldo.
In this fight over unseeded Spanish. But that does not mean Deco and his friends became shrunken guts. Instead, they will show off without a load. Seeing this, Matador team have to be careful and strengthen cooperation of each line if you do not want to return home.
Another great round of 16 match to bring Japan and Paraguay. Japan ready to prove himself as a top Asian group. To tear the goalkeeper of Paraguay, relying on the sharpness of the Blue Samurai Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo who execute good balls of death.
Although the underdog, Paraguay could not sell short the Japanese. Roque Santa Cruz and colleagues will certainly be more careful because the troops in danger Nipon and execute a counterattack dead balls. Japan is proof passage of their opponents rather than haphazardly.
Players to watch
David Villa v Cristiano Ronaldo
The Spanish striker’s three-goal haul so far at South Africa 2010 has taken his tally at FIFA World Cups to six in total, making Barcelona’s new signing his country’s highest ever scorer in the competition. The flying Portuguese winger, for his part, has struck just once to date in South Africa despite claiming the Budweiser Man of the Match award in each of his side’s three matches. The Real Madrid forward needed a total of 17 shots to score his solitary goal, which came in the demolition of Korea DPR, though Ronaldo can count himself unfortunate to have been denied by the woodwork on two occasions already.
The stat
33 – The Cape Town clash will be the two teams’ first meeting at a FIFA World Cup, but the pair share a lengthy footballing history featuring no fewer than 32 previous matches. Spain have the edge with 15 wins to just five victories for Portugal, though the latter are unbeaten in the duo’s matches at continental finals: drawing 1-1 at the 1984 UEFA European Championship and winning 1-0 at the 2004 edition of the same competition.
What they said
“Portugal are a great team and they’re about more than just Cristiano Ronaldo. Yes it’s true that Cristiano is one of their best players, but we mustn’t forget that the Portuguese are the only team that still haven’t conceded a goal at this World Cup. That proves that they’re a solid unit and not just a collection of individuals. Their game is based around defensive solidity, pace and counter-attacking, as well as having very skilful players. I foresee a very difficult game, like they all will be for the rest of the competition. Only the best teams are left in it now,” Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach.
“We’re ready to take on anybody. We’ve already played in critical games during qualifying and now we have another all-or-nothing match at a World Cup. That’s why we’re ready to give everything we’ve got on the pitch with only one aim in mind: staying in the World Cup. Portugal’s best is still to come,” Carlos Queiroz, Portugal coach.
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