Euro 2020 was not very successful for the Portuguese team. Cristiano Ronaldo and his team approached the competition as the reigning champion and one of the main favourites. However, the problems started from the very first match. Even though Hungary was defeated, all goals were scored after the 80th minute.
This was followed by games against France and Germany, which also didn’t bring much joy to the Portuguese. As a result, Santos' players finished on the third positions in their quartet.
Everyone could watch livescore football results of Portugal and its rivals in the "group of death". The games turned out to be very interesting and entertaining. You can analyze the statistics on a special high-quality website.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Portuguese faced the Belgian national team and lost to it.
Of course, such a result could hardly please the fans, because now the team has a great lineup featuring many star performers. Well, maybe the team will be lucky the next time.
It’s still easy to keep track of livescores of their football matches on the sports statistics website.
What are the Euro 2020 predictions from the experts?
Portugal along with France, Belgium, England and other national teams were considered as the main favourites of the tournament. According to Euro 2020 predictions, all the experts noted that the tournament will be very difficult for Santos' players.
As for the key reasons for their unsuccessful performance, these include:
- Lack of creativity in attacks. In fact, it all boiled down to the fact that the players should give the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the main star of the Portuguese national team is already 36, and he is nowhere near as effective as several years ago. Ronaldo's excessive authority negatively affected the attacking potential of the whole national team.
- Poor physical shape of many leaders. Many stars of the Portuguese team had a rather poor tournament, say, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, and some others. Obviously, the fans expected more of them.
- Busy calendar. From the very first days at the tournament, the Portuguese had to play against top rivals, which immediately affected their results.
Therefore, those experts who predicted the victory of Santos' team at Euro 2020 were mistaken. However, many of the team's stars are not so old, so for them this is probably not the last top tournament. Therefore, it will be interesting to watch this team at the World Cup 2022 and other competitions, which are always covered on the sports statistics website.