Portugal's defeat at the 2014 World Cup

For many years, the Portuguese national football team has surprised both fans and experts. After all, the team constantly changes its position in the world rankings. If it has a strong lineup, the “team of the chosen ones” becomes a world hegemon, but otherwise it can be confidently called an ordinary middling team. Among the best achievements of the Portuguese are third place in the 1966 World Cup, one victory, one second place and three third places in the Euro. And in the 2018-19 season, Portugal won the League of Nations. Today sports betting on the bookmaker's website can be done on all events with the participation of the team.

The 2014 World Cup is one of Portugal's poor performances. The "chosen team" barely made it through the qualification round, but failed to advance from the group to the playoffs. It's worth remembering what Portugal's matches were like and why they failed to rise high. All of their modern matches are well represented on 1xbet.tm/line - all bets on sports line available for regional and world tournaments.

For the “chosen team,” that World Cup began in Group F in the qualifying tournament. There, their opponents were:

• Azerbaijan;
• Luxembourg;
• Russia;
• Northern Ireland;
• Israel.

The Portuguese's experience and titles made them the favourites of that stage. It seemed that with such competitors they would easily come out on top. For sports betting on the site proven offices any stages of world tournaments are available.

However, Portugal gave its fans an unpleasant surprise. It managed to score 21 points, just one point ahead of Russia, which came first in the group. According to the regulations, the team from second place went to the play-off matches, where a ticket to the group stage was played out. There, the Portuguese got a strong team from Sweden, so it was not easy for them to snatch victory, but with a score of 2:4, the team made it to the group. All sports bets in the line on 1xBet bet on such exciting football.

Failure in the group stage

The draw placed the “chosen team” in Group G, where they were joined by Ghana, Germany and the United States. These are strong teams, but analysts were inclined to believe that Portugal would manage to come in second. Download the handy app at 1xbet.tm/mobileto quickly follow football competitions.

However, the Portuguese failed to perform well. Only the match with Ghana ended in victory. A 2:2 draw was reached with the American team, and they lost to Germany with a crushing score of 4:0. Thus, Portugal scored an equal number of points with the USA - four points each. However, additional statistical indicators were not on their side, so the “team of the chosen ones” left the World Cup, taking the last place. Place bets on 1xBet, if you believe that the Portuguese will play better in the future.