The Slay Ballers 2.0 – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 – Portugal vs USA Match Preview
A ticket to the knockout stages awaits two teams separated by twenty points on the FIFA ranking when top dogs and defending champions United States meet debutants Portugal in their last match in Group E. Both teams know that a win or draw (although Vietnam needs to beat the Netherlands if Portugal plays a draw) for both teams will likely push them both to the knockout round. However, Vietnam, who are rock-bottom in Group E with no points so far, is very unlikely to beat The Oranje, so it will surely be a game of “who wants it more” between both teams. Portugal lost their first-ever World Cup match to the Netherlands in a comfortable 1-0 victory for the Ornaje. The Portuguese however recovered to play a wonderful game against the Vietnamese, scoring two goals without reply. Telma Encarnacao opened the scoring for the Europeans against the Asians, becoming the lucky lady to score Portugal’s first World Cup goal. A second followed in the twenty-first minute after a fine run ...