Portugal Women vs England Women: preview, predictions and alignments

England will be presented in Portugal in Portimao on Friday evening in the initial match of the UEFA Nations 2025 League phase.

Will be the first encounter between the two parts World Cup Heating for both teams. Portugal made his debut in the World Cup that summer, ending third in his group behind the United States and the Netherlands, only lost closely in a place in the Knockout stages.

The League of League campaign last year was a challenging for both teams. England He finished second in his group behind the Netherlands, could not classify in the finals and lose the Olympic qualification, while Portugal fought in a tough group and finished the fund.

With both parties eager to start the new campaign at the bottom, England will try to assert the expected dominance, while Portugal will wait for the advantage at home to help them cause a nuisance.

Here is 90 minutes Guide to the clash of the League of Nations on Friday.

Heading head to head of Portugal vs England

Benfica defender, Lucia Alves, has returned with the national team after several months apart with a knee injury. He returned to his club’s action in December and has 11 games under the belt before the crash on Friday.

Any other place, Kika Nazareth of Barcelona and Diana Sporting CP’s Diana Silva are in the staff of Francisco Neto for their next games. Tatiana Pinto de l’Atletico de Madrid and the goalkeeper Inees Pereira also made the cut.

Portugal predicted the line against England (3-4-3): Pereira; Gomes, C. Costa, Seica; Alves, Jacinto, Pinto, March; D. Silva, Nazareth, cape.

Chelsea Duo Niamh Charles and Lauren James return to the squad, while Brighton striker, Nikita Parris, wins his first call since November 2022. She also returns after losing the last camp, while young Ruby Mace And Laura Blindkilde Brown have preserved their places.

England is located without several key players, with Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood all due to injuries. Stanway knee injury raises concerns about its availability for the Euro 2025 this summer, adding to the growing wiegman selection chief evils.

At the beginning of the week there were more interruptions when Lotte Wubben-Moy and Beth Mead retired from the squad before the team left for Portugal. Lucy Parker of Aston Villa and ArsenalChloe Kelly was called as a replacement, after losing the original cut.

England predicted the VS Portugal line (4-2-3-1): Ears; Bronze, Williamson, Bright, Charles; WALSH, Toone; Naz, Clinton, James; Russo.

England enters this party as a clear favorite, given his pedigree on the international stage compared to one side of Portugal, still finding his feet at this level. However, the problems of lions injury, in particular Stanway’s absence in the middle field, could make this a more complicated test than expected.

Portugal showed his defensive resilience in a goal without a goal before the World Cup, and England will have to be sharper in possession to break them down. If the Wiegman side can settle in a rhythm, its quality in attack should be enough to get a victory and create such a necessary impulse.

With the largest tests of the group, this is a game that England cannot afford to climb. It may not be a free score matter, but they should have enough to take the three points.

Prediction: Portugal 1-2 England

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