Portugal overcame Iceland and will have to play a new ’round’ to guarantee its presence at the ’23 World Cup
Portugal ended a European zone playoff phase with a rout imposed on Iceland, but it was necessary to resort to extra time to ensure superiority over an opponent that, theoretically, was stronger. The quality of the doors of the Mundial’23 is remarkable as the parallel and the tournament that is present. Portugal entered with the certainty that only victory mattered to keep the objective intact and it was with this spirit that the athletes faced the duel. They were almost always more balanced and technically superior qualities, against Iceland, which showed a few holes below in the individual, making physical ability the main weapon. Therefore, the danger only surrounded the Portuguese goal in the set pieces.
After a first half for Portugal, the start of the second half started with the disallowed result, with Gunnlaug sending off, who started with Carole Costa, opening the scoring and even then, superiority, with Gunnntir sending off. Strangely, Portugal shook with the moment and the opponent took the opportunity to equalize. Towards the end, a penalty was awarded to Portugal, but the move would be disallowed by VAR.
The victory would be won in extra time with the selection of Diana Silva, Tatiana Pinto and Kika Nazareth.
Portugal ended a European zone playoff phase with a rout imposed on Iceland, but it was necessary to resort to extra time to ensure superiority over an opponent that, theoretically, was stronger. A quality…