FIFA World Cup Portugal vs Switzerland: Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Portugal will take on Switzerland today in the FIFA World Cup 2022. If the team wins this match, then it will get a ticket for the quarterfinals. If lost, Ronaldo will miss out on winning the World Cup.
Doha: When Portugal take on Switzerland in the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup today, they will be hoping to seal a place in the last eight and better the performance of star player Cristiano Ronaldo. Among the stars taking part in the ongoing World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has emerged as the top goal scorer of the tournament, while the legendary Lionel Messi has impressed despite not scoring many goals. In this case, Ronaldo has not yet been able to do justice to the talent. Now it’s his turn.
Ronaldo Need goals in knockout
Ronaldo, however, became the first player to score in five World Cups by scoring on his opening match of the current tournament. But after that he was not able to put the ball in the net. Perhaps his best performance came in the knockout rounds. He has scored a total of eight goals in the World Cup but none of these goals have come in the knockout stage. Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year, is likely playing his last World Cup and would want nothing less than a title. Portugal won both their opening group matches to book a place in the pre-quarterfinals, but a loss to South Korea in their last group match exposed their weaknesses.
Consistency in performance
The Swiss team reached the quarter-finals for the last time in 1954. However, his challenge for Portugal will not be easy. This is the same Swiss team that knocked out France in the pre-quater final match of the European Championship last year. Switzerland have been one of the most consistent performing teams on their continent for some time now. Briel Embolo will be largely responsible for the victory of the Swiss team. He has scored two goals in the group stage. This player has four goals in the last five matches.
Portugal vs Switzerland Match Statistics
FIFA Rankings
- Portugal – 9
- Switzerland – 15
Portugal vs Switzerland head to head
- Portugal won – 9
- Switzerland won – 11
- Draw – 5
Number Game
- Both the teams have clashed twice this year. Portugal won one match 4–0 and lost the other 0–1.
- Ronaldo has scored 8 goals in total in the FIFA World Cup and he is third after Mbappe (9) and Messi (9) playing in this World Cup.
