Agony, Ecstasy As Penalty Shootouts Come Into Play
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SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018 18 Pragmatism may rule won all three of their first round clubs and crowned his career by lead- problem and the solution and many games to top their group, have so far ing Portugal to the European champi- perceive his goal celebrations as ar- been the impressive of the two and are onship title two years ago. rogant. Reuters | Moscow the only team yet to concede goal at the His opposite number Oscar Tab - At the other end is Uruguay’s Luis tournament in Russia. arez, a one-time school teacher, is re- Suarez with 53 goals from 101 games ragmatic, difficult to beat, spear- Portugal, meanwhile, muddled markably at his third World Cup in but numerous controversies behind headed by talismanic forwards through their group with draws his current stint with Uruguay. Like him including an nine-game inter- Pand led by veteran, battle-hard- against Spain and Iran and a fortu - Santos, the 71-year-old, who is battling national ban for biting Italy Giorgio ened coaches — few teams have as itous win over Morocco but that is neuropathy, has also won a continental Chiellini four years ago. much in common with each other as unlikely to bother their grizzled coach title, the Copa America in 2011. Both teams use their attacking Uruguay and Portugal who meet in a Fernando Santos, who is always happy Both teams boast forwards who weapons sparingly. World Cup round of 16 tie today. for his team to be considered the ugly divide public opinion despite their Tabarez, who has coached Boca The match may not have the mak- ducklings. goalscoring prowess. Juniors and AC Milan during his ings of a goal feast but still promises Santos, 63, is at his second World Portugal’s Cristiano Ron- time, has always preferred to to be a fascinating battle between Cup, having led Greece to the last 16 aldo has scored 85 goals in build him teams from the two teams who repeatedly punch four years ago. 153 appearances, although back, often arguing that tiny above their weight and who are a The former electrical engineer has when he plays for his coun- Uruguay does not have the mirror image of each other. also coached Portugal’s top three try there is sometimes a resources to play flowing, The South Americans, who teams, had several spells with Greek feeling that he is both the attacking football. CRISTIANO Nickname | La Celeste (The Sky Blue) RONALDO Rodrigo Bentancur is one booking away from LUIS goals in suspension. SUAREZ World Oscar Tabarez could ring Cups Uruguay the changes from the side 7 that beat Russia 3-0. Jose goals in Gimenez is set to recover from World injury in time to start, while Diego Cups Laxalt and Lucas Torreira are 7 expected to retain their starting spots. Fact box Nickname | The Navigators » Uruguay were quietly impressive as they secured a last-16 spot, winning all three group Fernando Santos could bring Joao Moutinho back games and conceding none. The South American side did the bare minimum to land their into the side at Adrien Silva’s expense in the middle spot in the knockout stage, but proved how ruthless they can be in their 3-0 win over of the park. Ricardo Quaresma and Andre Silva may Russia. also keep their spots in the XI with Bernardo Silva and » Portugal hardly set the world alight in Group B and a late penalty conceded against Goncalo Guedes force to settle for a spot on the bench. Iran saw them forfeit top spot, which served as a blow to the European champions. Portugal Adrien Silva, Bruno Fernandes,FIFA Cedric World Soares, Cristiano Cup 2018 However, they have the star quality to trouble any side on their day and will hope to Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and Raphael Guerreiro are all give Uruguay a run for their money in today’s second match. one booking away from a ban.Uruguay v Portugal » This promises to be a close encounter and it could go all the way in Sochi. 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