FT: Portugal 1-0 Russia
Portugal are all set to face host nation Russia in the Group A match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup on Tuesday. Both teams will be playing their second match of the tournament with Russia winning its first encounter against New Zealand 2-0 and Portugal drawing against Mexico 2-2.
Portugal vs Russia FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Group Stage Match Preview
Along with Portugal and Russia, Pool A includes Mexico and New Zealand. Top two teams from the Group will qualify for the semi finals. Russia are currently on the top of the Pool A table.
Also Read- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Points Table
Match Day & Date: Tuesday, June 21st 2017.
Match Time: 4 pm. (BST)/ 11 am. ET/ 8.30 pm. IST.
Match Venue: Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia.
Live Telecast: ITV1 (UK), Sony Six, Sony Six HD, and Ten 2 (India) and Fox Sports 1 (U.S.), FS1, Telemundo..
Portugal vs Russia Live Streaming: ITV Hub, Fox Sports, Sony LIV and fubo.tv.
Portugal vs Russia Head to Head Record : Total games played 6; Portugal won three, Russia won two and one draw.
Portugal vs Russia 2017 Confederations Cup Team Squads
Portugal Squad: Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting), Beto (Sporting), Jose Sa (Porto); Defenders: Nelson Semedo (Benfica), Cedric Soares (Southampton), Pepe (Real Madrid), Bruno Alves (Cagliari), Luis Neto (Zenit), Jose Fonte (Southampton), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Eliseu (Benfica); Midfielders:William Carvalho (Sporting), Adrien Silva (Sporting), Bernardo Silva (Monaco), Danilo (Porto), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Pizzi (Benfica), Andre Gomes (Barcelona); Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Gelson Martins (Sporting), Andre Silva (Porto), and Nani (Valencia).
Russia Squad: Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev , Vladimir Gabulov, Guilherme; Defenders: Georgy Dzhikiya, Fyodor Kudryashov, Ilya Kutepov, Roman Shishkin, Igor Smolnikov, Viktor Vasin, Dmitry Kombarov; Midfielders: Yuri Gazinsky, Denis Glushakov, Alexander Golovin, Alexei Miranchuk, Alexander Samedov, Dmitry Tarasov, Alexander Yerokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Ruslan Kambolov; Forwards: Alexander Bukharov, Maxim Kannunikov, Dmitry Poloz, and Fyodor Smolov.
Portugal vs Russia 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Match Prediction
Portugal to win 2-1 against Russia.
Portugal vs Russia Betting Odds: 333/100 Russia, 12/5 Draw and 9/10 Portugal.
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