Portugal's problem is that they lack a striker, they are great up front but unless they put Ronaldo up front (which Man U did to great effect in the Champions League last year) than they have no real finishers or targets in the box.
They are great defensively though, which allows them to take games to penalties once they are out of the group stages. Which is just like Italy.
They are probly going to need a very good draw in 2 weeks to be able to make any noise next summer. They are in the 3rd pot so if they could get something like South Africa/Algeria/New Zealand than they should be through. But if they get something like Brazil/Cameroon/Mexico they could be in trouble.
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