Last Thursday, the Spanish nationPortugal vs Serbia: prediction for World Cup 2022 Qualification matchal team won an important away victory over the Greek national team. The fate of the match was decided already in the first half, when Sarabia managed to realize the 11-meter kick. Fury Roja outplayed the Hellenes in all respects, but the score remained unchanged (1:0). After seven rounds, Luis Enrique’s charges have five wins and one draw, which brought 16 points and the first position in the standings. In addition to Greece, the hosts defeated Georgia (4:0) and Kosovo (2:0) in the last three rounds. One cannot but recall the team’s successful performances in the final round of Euro 2020, where the Spaniards made their way through the group round, after which they beat Croatia and Switzerland. However, they settled on Italy, which they lost in a penalty shootout. Note that for the defeat in the semifinals of the European Championship, the “red fury” took revenge on the “azure team” in the playoffs of the League of Nations, where it outplayed an opponent in the semifinals.
The Serbian national team before this game is ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings, which is reflected in the team’s results. At the last Euro 2020, this team was unable to perform, while confidently passed the distance of the qualifying tournament for the World Championship in Qatar. The white eagles have five victories and two peaceful outcomes after seven rounds, which corresponds to 17 points and the second position in the standings. After a peaceful match with Ireland (1:1), the Serbs outplayed Luxembourg (1:0), followed by Azerbaijan in their home field. In this duel Dragan Stojkovic’s charges achieved success only in the second half. It is worth noting that the fate of the fight was decided by two penalties, which were converted by Vlahovic and Tadic.