Today, let’s talk to you about the focus of the World Cup in Portugal vs. Ghana.
Saudi defeated Argentina and Japan defeated Germany, making Asian teams proud in this World Cup. In fact, at the same time, the African team also played a stumbling block in the World Cup group stage this year. Although Senegal lost to the Netherlands for the first time, Tunisia then tied Denmark. Yesterday, Morocco scored another point on Croatia , which also sounded the alarm for European strong teams. So can Ghana cause trouble for Portugal today?
World Cup Portugal VS Ghana
Ghana is the youngest team in this World Cup, no one, the average age is less than 25 years old, and only two players have World Cup experience. Many friends regard them as the bottom team in Group H. This is obviously a very dangerous idea. Although Ghana's ranking is relatively low, its strength is definitely greater than the ranking, especially since they have just naturalized 6 strong players.
Among them, Iniyaki Williams , Lamptai and Salisu were successfully selected into the final list and are about to make its debut in the World Cup. These players have outstanding strength and will definitely play a key role in this World Cup, especially Williams and Southampton's main defender Salisu. Head coach Ador has just taken over the team this year. The former Ghana international has developed in Germany and is the head coach of the Hamburg youth team at Son Heung-min . The next game to play for South Korea's master-apprentice reunion is very interesting.
So what fans are most worried about now is the running-in issue of this Ghana team. After all, we all know that the tactical execution ability of African teams is a major shortcoming in comparison. They temporarily naturalized so many players, obviously not just for this World Cup, but more so on the 2026 World Cup.
But in fact, in Ador's hands, Ghana's formation did not have much adjustment, mainly playing 4231. Many Ghana internationals played this formation in the club. The new national team we just talked about, Williams played 4231 in Athletic Bilbao , and Sallysu was also in Southampton. This was like fish in water for them. Sallysu easily scored a goal in a friendly match.
Judging from the game he played last week, Ghana's midfield penetration and fast defensive counterattack played very well. He still beat Switzerland 2-0 when the two midfield cores, Thomas and Kudus, did not play. They played steadily, did a good job in defense, and had the advantages of physical and speed. They may become one of the dark horses of this World Cup.
Although Portugal is stronger and has richer experience, the country has said in previous articles that Portugal has two obvious problems. One is that there are a lack of rotation players in some positions, especially central defenders, everyone should be very clear about it. Furthermore, the conservativeness of the old coach Santos also makes the Portuguese team, which has a luxurious front line, not that high satisfaction rate.
Of course, many friends think that conservatism may not be a bad thing in a World Cup game, but this may be the case for teams with average strength. For teams like Portugal that compete for the championship, I may not agree. Especially with the gradual decline in Ronaldo's 's state, if Santos still wants all players to look for Ronaldo's style of play, then I may have more worries about Portugal.
vs. young teams like Ghana. If Portugal can quickly establish an advantage, it may cause the mentality of Ghana's young players to collapse and it will be difficult for them to implement the coach's tactics. But if the opponents are allowed to play smoother and smoother, will it cause another cold wind in this World Cup? After checking the database of the National World Cup, I expect Ghana to lose at most one in a tenacious battle. What do you think? #2022 World Cup#
