Portugal Women and Belgium Women go dey find dem first win for this 2025 Women Euros when dem jam each other for Friday match wey go shele for Sion.
Seleccao das Quinas still get small chance to enter knockout round, but Belgium sabi say na dem last group game be this — win or not, dem dey go house.
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Portugal never reach knockout round before for Women Euros. Dem don crash out for group stage for 2017 and 2022. This time, dem still get hope, even though dem don collect just one point from two games.
Dem start the tournament with serious 5-0 beating from Spain, but bounce back with better spirit against Italy. After Girelli score first for Italy, Diana Silva bin get goal cancel, but Diana Gomes come rescue Portugal with one 89th minute equaliser. That point still keep dem alive mathematically.
But for Portugal to waka go knockout, many things gats align. Dem dey three points behind Italy and get bad goal difference. Dem need Spain to beat Italy well, and make dem win their own match.
Dem go remember say dem beat Belgium 1-0 for away game for Nations League back in February. So hope still dey.
As for Belgium, dem don already commot from the competition after dem lose dem first two games. First na 1-0 loss to Italy, then one 6-2 gbos-gbos from Spain. Vanhaevermaet and Eurlings score for Belgium that day, but Spain just too much.
Now dem dey bottom of Group B with four-point gap from second place. E mean say no quarter-final for dem this time like 2022.
Still, Belgium never leave Euros without win before. Dem go wan beat Portugal make dem maintain that record. Dem go draw strength from the 3-0 win wey dem chop Portugal last month — thanks to two goals from Tessa Wullaert and one from Vanhaevermaet.
Form Table
Portugal Women Women’s Euros Form: L D
Portugal Women All Competitions: L L L D L D
Belgium Women Women’s Euros Form: L L
Belgium Women All Competitions: L W L W L L
Team News
Portugal no go fit use Ana Borges for this game as she collect red card for end of Italy match. Catarina Amado fit replace the 35-year-old for wing-back.
Andreia Jacinto and Jessica Silva fit also enter starting lineup. Kika Nazareth don recover from ankle injury and play 84 minutes last match — she go dey midfield again.
For Belgium, coach Elisabet Gunnarsdottir fit shuffle things small make dem get small pride back. Davina Philtjens fit enter the back five. Marie Detruyer and Kassandra Missipo fit hold midfield.
Tessa Wullaert — Belgium top scorer ever with 93 goals — go still lead attack. She go dey hungry for more goals before dem pack go house.
Portugal Women Possible XI:
Morais; Gomes, Costa, Pinto; Amado, Jacinto, Pinto, Nazareth, Marchao; J. Silva, Di. Silva
Belgium Women Possible XI:
Lichtfus; Janssens, Tysiak, Kees, Cayman, Philtjens; Missipo, Detruyer, Teulings; Wullaert, Eurlings
Our Prediction:
Portugal Women 1-1 Belgium Women
Portugal go play with plenty hunger because dem still fit qualify. But dem never win any of dem last seven games. Belgium go no wan collect another beating. We predict draw — 1-1 — as both teams go just cancel each other out.