Portugal’s players are relishing quality time with their families after effortlessly advancing to the final 16 of Euro 2024, securing their spot in the knockout stages.
Roberto Martinez’s team finished their group stage campaign with a whimper, losing 2-0 to Georgia, but they won the group to guarantee a last-16 matchup with Slovenia.
The Georgians, who advanced from Group F as well, will face Spain in a historic matchup as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze scored goals for the team.Ronaldo, whose fury grew as the game went on, missed several opportunities to score during the tournament and drew another blank on Wednesday night.
After 66 minutes, Martinez substituted Goncalo Ramos for him. Ramos took the switch poorly and reacted by stomping the ground and kicking his way to his seat.But on Thursday morning, the Al Nassr forward was beaming once more as he sipped coffee and cuddled up with one of his small kids.
Diogo Dalot, a defender for Manchester United, participated in two of the three group games, including the entire ninety minutes against Georgia.
Additionally, he was seen having fun with his daughter while on vacation, with a heart-emoji comment that said, “Mornings like this.”
Portugal has won two of their three group stage matches in Germany, but they have not performed well at the tournament thus far.
They defeated Turkey 3-0 after edging over Czechia in their opening match, but they were defeated in the championship game by Georgia, who upset the 2016 champions to win their first-ever major tournament.Martinez called it ‘the worst result’ and criticized his players for their dismal start to the match.
That was the worst outcome. We had a poor start to the game,’ the Portugal manager remarked.
Giving up the aim made it clear what the opposition intended to accomplish.
We always approached the game with a positive mindset, aiming for the goal.
Georgia had the crucial moments, the second goal, and the entire effort and performance of the goalie today. We must give them our congratulations.It’s now time to focus on getting the squad better ready for the round of 16.
We have every player, but we don’t want to lose.
We kept trying to manage the game, but things change when the opposition gets the upper hand in defense.
They are strong and full of faith. When we first started, it was just another game that we didn’t have to win.
Martinez did switch up his lineup against Georgia, but for the match against Slovenia in the round of sixteen, players like Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias are anticipated to return.
