Portugal are one of the main contenders for the European Championships this summer because of the plethora of talent Roberto Martinez has at his disposal. The bookmakers place Portugal as one of the forerunners for the tournament and with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo still maintaining a high standard, Portugal could repeat their success of 2016.
Portugal was ranked outsiders when they won the European Championships in 2016. The astonishing part of Portugal’s tournament win was that they only won game in normal time, in the entire tournament which was against Wales in the semi-final.
Roberto Martinez will lead Portugal in his first international tournament since his departure from Belgium. Portugal’s group provides a sense of favourability having been drawn in a group with Georgia, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. In qualifying, Portugal was flawless as they achieved a perfect record over ten matches. Portugal scored 36 goals in ten games and only conceded twice.