Portugal should be able to edge out Netherlands. They have always had their number and always seemed to be able to get results when playing them in the past. Granted the past doesn’t mean jack, but it should give Portugal a bit more confidence going into the match. Portugal’s squad is relatively unchanged since the last match at Euro 2004, aside from the injury and loss of Jorge Andrade. It hasn’t proven to be a huge blow yet, but Portugal would have definitely feel more comfortable with him in defense 'cause without him they lose a lot of speed and agility.
With Portugal having the same squad tho, they should know the weak points of the Netherland’s defense - and know what tactics to employ to get results. These two teams match up almost perfectly and both play a similar style of playing mainly up the wings. It should be a very close game and Sunday can’t come fast enough.
Re: World Cup - Portugal vs Netherlands (round of 16)
Yep. Should be a cracker. I wouldnt want to predict a winner here because Netherlands have improved a lot since Euro 2004 where they were simply outclassed by Portugal. So it should be an even match.
