Serious opponent for France and Portugal in the World Cup playoff Qulifikation: The French take on Ukraine. Portugal will have to play against Sweden. This means a meeting of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The French national team at Bayern Munich superstar Franck Ribery hits in the playoffs to qualify for the FIFA World Cup next year in Ukraine. Portugal also got in the draw in Zurich, a tough opponent . The team of Cristiano Ronaldo to score in return game 15 and 19 November at Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic . It is thus clear that one of the two top stars will miss the World Cup in Brazil .
Sweden’s most-capped player Anders Svensson chose dramatic words . “That is the worst possible fate that sucks ,” the 37 -year-old opponent Portugal said . ” This is the strongest team that we could get our chances might be 40 percent.” Themselves were clearly combative coach Karlheinz Kopf : ” Since two superstars meet each other , because there is no doubt I have said before the draw that we have a chance against anyone , and that still feels like that. . ”
Portugal and Sweden were already over in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. At that time , the teams had split twice in the group stage 0-0.
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In the current qualification , the Portuguese had remained in Group F behind Russia. Sweden had to go first in Group C Germany . France has in the playoffs because the team of coach Didier Deschamps I had become second behind world and European champions Spain in the first round group.
“That will not be easy . Ukraine is a team that conceded very few goals . Moreover, we have a long journey ahead of us. We need self- confidence, but also have to have respect from an opponent who will try everything,” Deschamps said after the draw. France does not look back with pride on the last playoff round. Only made possible by a handball by Thierry Henry goal against Ireland paved the way to South Africa. Ukraine opponents failed not only to Germany in 2001 in the relegation , but also to Greece in 2009 .
The Greeks have to deal with Romania. Surprise Team Iceland meets the Croats with their new coach Niko Kovac . In the playoff pairings of the eight best runners-up play for the four remaining European places at the World Cup in Brazil. Germany had already qualified with the 3-0 in the group match against Ireland earlier this month for the final round . The group draw , in the DFB team is set to take place on 6 December held in the Brazilian seaside resort of Costa do Sauipe .
The games at a glance:
Portugal – Sweden
Ukraine – France
Greece – Romania
Iceland – Croatia
The former teams first leg at home and forced to fight in the decisive second leg away.
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