| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Portugal V/s Poland
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COMPETITION : | Round 5
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| DATE: | 16-11-2024
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TIME:
| 1:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estádio do Dragão
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| Portugal | Lineup |
Possible XI: Costa (GK); Dalot, Silva, Dias, Mendes; Silva, Vitinha, Fernandes; Conceicao, Ronaldo, Leao. | |
| Poland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Bulka (GK); Dawidowicz, Bednarek, Kiwior; Kaminski, Szymanski, Moder, Zielinski, Zalewski; Swiderski, Urbanski. | |
Preview: Portugal Vs Poland
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to start in this contest:
Table toppers Portugal who have already secured their place in the quarterfinals are set to welcome Poland in round five of the UEFA Nations League fixture at the Estadio Do Dragao, aiming to maintain their unbeaten streak in the competition intact.
Portugal made an excellent start to their UEFA Nation League tenure and good results sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the competition. Roberto Martinez’s side are the only team to remain unbeaten in the group winning three and drawing one against Iceland in the previous game. Although they have looked dominant in all the games, Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will have to start putting games to bed sooner rather than later to avoid pressure situations at the end.
Meanwhile, Poland have two crucial games coming which will decide their place for a spot in the quarterfinals of the competition. Currently, on four points from the same amount of games, Poland will have to win their remaining games and hope to see Croatia drop points to bring them back into contention. Michal Probierz’s side have also been dealt a setback after their talisman Robert Lewandowski pulled out of the squad due to injury.
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
