This Wednesday, August 15th, at 21 pm, at Estádio Algarve, the Portuguese football team will face the Panama national team, in a preparation game for the qualifying phase of the World Cup Brazil00.
Portugal and Panama, which ranks 54th in the FIFA world rankings, will face each other for the first time in their history. The match will be refereed by the Spaniard César Muniz Fernandez.
The Portuguese team will compete for a place in the finals of the World Cup in Brazil with Russia, Northern Ireland, Israel, Azerbaijan and Luxembourg. The first game is precisely with the Luxembourgers, on 7 September.
The goalkeeper Eduardo, one of the 23 chosen by national coach Paulo Bento, for the preparatory game with Panama, defended this Monday that the working group is aware of the difficulties in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
The player guaranteed maximum responsibility, even in the preparatory matches: “We will face all matches with the same seriousness and take the opportunity to maintain the same spirit that we brought from the European Championship. Continue to reinforce it and work to overcome the difficulties that lie ahead. We have to prepare for qualification and these games are important. We are here body and soul. Let's take this game very seriously. As if it were a real game”, he stressed.
Eduardo promised that all athletes will “do everything not to go through what they have already gone through” in other qualifying stages for major competitions, namely the last two, the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship.
Tickets for sale
The Portuguese Football Federation says, on its website, that the sale of tickets for Portugal – Panama continues at a good pace, with the prospect of great support for the Quinas Team and the increase in demand for tickets this Tuesday it is a reality.
The ticket office for the Portugal – Panama game is available at Continente and Continente Online stores (www.continente.pt), in a campaign that allows fans to benefit from a 50% discount on the Continente Card.
This Tuesday, tickets will also be on sale at the ticket office at the Estádio Algarve, at the Garvetur stores in Albufeira (Garvetur Santa Eulália), Quarteira (Garvetur Abertura Mar) and Vila Moura (Garvetur Marina Plaza), as well as at the Associação of Algarve Football.
List of 23 called:
Goalkeeper: Rui Patrício (Sporting), Beto (Sp. Braga) and Eduardo (Istanbul BB)
Defenses: Miguel Lopes (FC Porto), João Pereira (Valencia), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid), Pepe (Real Madrid), Bruno Alves (Zenit St. Petersburg), Rolando (FC Porto) and Ricardo Costa (Valencia)
Medium: Custódio (Sp. Braga), Miguel Veloso (Dinamo Kiev), Carlos Martins (Benfica), João Moutinho (FC Porto), Hugo Viana (Sp. Braga), Raul Meireles (Chelsea) and Ruben Micael (Sp. Braga)
Advanced: Nani (Manchester United), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hélder Postiga (Zaragoza), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Silvestre Varela (FC Porto) and Nelson Oliveira (D. Corunha).
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