spent with the elite of women’s football already being normal
A triumph over the Belgian counterpart only confirmed the remarkable growth of the women’s National Team over the last few years. After Francisco Neto’s presence in the European Championship in England in excellent work and victories in crucial sequences, against the command, they want to continue the development.
The victory of the Selection against Belgium, ranked 1st in the FIFA ranking at 9, taking another step, the unprecedented presence in the final phase of the World Cup and, above all, reinforced the Portuguese national growth.
After, in 2017, Portugal participated, for the first time, in the final phase of a European Championship (in the Netherlands, the Portuguese team was in the last place of group D, behind England, Spain and Scotland, but achieved a historic feat, By beating the Scots by 1-2, with goals from Carolina Mendes and Ana Leite), this year, the Quinas team played in the European Championship in England, for the second consecutive time, in the final phase of the continental right. Despite the highly Portuguese phase in the group exhibition phase, the group was up to two balls from Switzerland (two-ball draw) and the Netherlands, which, at the time, were the holders of the trophy.
Following the last two tests in the European qualification phase for the World Cup and Portugal needed to win both challenges to guarantee the pass to the play-off. No sooner said than done. The team led by Francisco Neto defeated Serbia in Stara Pazova and thrashed Turkey in Vizela, finishing in second place in group H, behind Germany, European vice-champion.
Having surpassed their Belgian counterparts in the first round of the play-off, the Portuguese players look with legitimate aspirations to the duel with Iceland (14th in the FIFA rankings), scheduled for Tuesday, at Capital do Móvel, in Paços de Ferreira. And, as the national says, “only those who have not seen play can be selected with the national team”.