Roberto Morales, a well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator, shared his forecast for the Euro 2024 match between Portugal and the Czech Republic.
- As soon as the old men played for Portugal, everything went well. This is more of a joke, but not completely. During the preparation for the Euro, Roberto Martinez's team played three matches. First, against Finland, whom they were very confidently beating, they made two mistakes, revived the intrigue and won 4-2. Then we lost to Croatia at home, 1-2.
Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo did not play in those matches. They came out against Ireland, 3-0. Cristiano scored a double, and João Felix scored another beautiful goal.
I consider Portugal one of the favorites for Euro 2024. They have a good, deep squad. They have experience, maturity, youth, and enthusiasm. They have an interesting, albeit unlikely, coach. At least in the group stage, this team should not face any serious problems.
The Czechs are definitely very much inferior in individual strength to their opponents. The team is strong and nothing more. It has a task to fight for the playoffs.
The Czechs have not lost seven matches in a row. In 2024, they won all four friendly matches against Malta, Norway, North Macedonia and Armenia. In each of them, they allowed the opponent to score. The bet is a dry victory for Portugal," Morales said.