Here is all you need to know about Portugal’s upcoming match with Germany in the Olympics on Saturday, August 13.
The first of four extremely exciting and exhilarating quarter-finals sees the u23 World champions and one of the favorites for the gold medal Germany pit against Portugal, a junior side trying to emulate the incredible feats of the senior side lead inspirationally by Cristiano Ronaldo to win the European Championships earlier this summer.
The Portuguese had already qualified from a very difficult group D before their final match on Wednesday, though a 1-1 draw against Algeria saw them qualify in first. They were consequently drawn against Germany in these quarter-finals are facing a talented German side that is playing themselves into form after a barnstorming 10-0 win over minnows Fiji in which Serge Gnabry continued his incredible form scoring two while Nils Peterson scored a ridiculous five goals.
They were consequently drawn against Germany in these quarter-finals are facing a talented German side that is playing themselves into form after a barnstorming 10-0 win over minnows Fiji in which Serge Gnabry continued his incredible form scoring two while Nils Peterson scored a ridiculous five goals.
Date: Saturday, August 13
Start Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Salvador, Brazil
Stadium: Mané Garrincha Stadium
TV Info: NBC
That man Serge Gnabry has been the star of the German side. After coming off the bench in their opening match to rescue a draw, the Arsenal youngster has since started the other games, scoring four and causing all sorts of problems on the left wing.
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It is set to be a might clash between the two European giants, though Germany will now be disappointed if they don’t qualify after such an incredible performance to qualify.