This Tuesday evening, Portugal begins its Euro 2024 against the Czech Republic. Before the meeting, coach Roberto Martinez revealed the ambitions of the Seleçao, who hopes to go to the end of this Euro.
This evening, Portugal enters the competition in this Euro 2024 against the Czech Republic. At the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, the Portuguese hope to strike hard.
Portugal’s high ambitions
Facing the Czech Republic this evening, Portugal hopes to get off to a good start to Euro 2024 after an ideal qualifying campaign punctuated by ten victories in as many matches. For Roberto Martinez, the issue is different now. At a press conference, the Portuguese coach highlighted the differences with the European Championship: “It’s a new period which is opening, with the competition. We have three matches. The competitiveness of the locker room is greater than during the qualifications. We have new players, who have shown a very good level. Now, we must work well. The talent is there, that’s a fact, but we must show strength without the ball, show our psychological resources, that we can face adversity. We are ready but we don’t. is not yet at our maximum level, this can only happen after the three matches.”
If Portugal is one of the nations contending for final victory, Roberto Martinez was questioned about his team’s ambitions. He answered the question derisively: “We have to believe in ourselves, it’s important to dream. If we don’t dream, it’s difficult to be successful in football. But we also have the responsibility to play well. Tomorrow’s match is the moment perfect to show that we are ready, that we have the means to achieve our ambitions. After the first three matches, we will be able to check if we deserve to go further. I brought seven shirts, not three. level that we are going to show in the first three matches.” To carry out his mission, the coach will be able to rely on Cristano Ronaldo, Pepe, Bernardo Silva or Bruno Fernandes.
An anti-Ronaldo plan
Opposed to Portugal, the Czech Republic intends to spoil the entry into the running of the Seleção das Quinas. Despite the quality of the Portuguese squad, Czech coach Ivan Hasek believes in his players: “Portugal has players who play for the big clubs, many of them are the stars of these clubs, and he is one of the favorites. But despite that, we want to win.” The coach sees further than the confrontation against Portugal as he underlined at a press conference: “The most important thing is the last match, the first match doesn’t decide anything. We are going to play against one of the favorites and we can’t wait to start. We have all the players ready for the debut.”
For this meeting, Ivan Hasek highlighted the qualities of the Portuguese before targeting Cristiano Ronaldo : “We know how Portugal plays and how Roberto Martínez also uses the central three sometimes. We are ready for many variations, we know how they can change the way we play and we are ready to react. We want to stop Ronaldo. Ronaldo is one of the best and my players will be able to say that they played against him and even say that they succeeded. It would be something to remember for the rest of his life.
What time does Portugal – Czech Republic start?
The 2024 European Championship match between Portugal and the Czech Republic is scheduled to kick off Tuesday June 18 at 9:00 p.m. at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (Germany). The Italian Marco Guida will be the referee of the match.
On which channel to watch Portugal – Czech Republic?
Holder of TV rights for Euro 2024, BeIN Sports 1 will distribute the poster between Portugal and the Czech Republic. The meeting will also be broadcast unencrypted by TF1.
How to follow Portugal – Czech Republic in streaming?
If you want to watch the Portuguese debut at Euro 2024 against the Czechs on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to purchase a subscription onr MyCanal or on the site Bein Sports You can also create an account on TF1+.
What are the probable line-ups for Portugal – Czech Republic?
Portugal: D.Costa (G) – J.Cancelo, Pepe, R.Dias, N.Mendes – J.Palhinha, Vitinha, B.Fernandes – B.Silva, C.Ronaldo, Leão.
Czech Republic : Stanek (G) – Holes, Hranac, Krejci – Coufal, Soucek, Provod, Barak, Jurasek – Kuchta, Schick.
What are the predictions for Portugal – Czech Republic?
- Betclic: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.60 / Czech Republic: 6.75
- Bwin: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.10 / Czech Republic: 6.00
- NetBet: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.40 / Czech Republic: 6.75
- Unibet: Portugal: 1.49 / Draw: 4.50 / Czech Republic: 6.40