Knowing their fate depends on what happens in the meeting
between the leaders Germany and the U.S., Portugal and squads face Ghana on
Thursday at the National Stadium in Brasilia in search of hope to stay alive in
the World.
Mathematically alive lusos and Africans will be
automatically deleted if the other Group G match ends in a draw, so the battle
for the last hope may end in disappointment still win. And it is that precisely
what they need to qualify for round two: thrashing and hope that there is a
loser between Germans and Americans, which must also overcome the goal
difference.
Portugal, the last of the group with a point after a 2-2
draw with the United States, has a difference of -4 in the table because of the
4-0 defeat by Germany in their opening match. Meanwhile Ghana, third with a
point after a 2-1 loss to the United States and a 2-2 draw with Germany, has a
difference of -1.
So, the Lusitanian must earn at least four goals and hope
that the loser of the other match left behind in the difference in scoring,
making it suitable for a wide Bento would rout of Germany on USA. For Ghana,
the situation is slightly less complicated, as they could progress even if they
win by the minimum as long as the U.S. expires Germany 2-0.
By Ghana, Appiah has technical Kewesi entire campus after
the African team threatened to boycott the match unless they received payment
of $ 75,000 promised by your federation as a reward for World Cup qualifying.
The 'Black Stars', who had even threatened not to travel to Brasilia, reached
an agreement mediated by the Ghana government to end the threat of boycott and
was reported ready to hit the court.
