Friday, 28th March, 2014
Portuguese forward Hugo Almeida has said that his team are focused on the World Cup group stage for now, but are capable of winning the tournament in Brazil this summer.
Paulo Bento’s side finished second to Russia in the qualifiers and were forced to play Sweden in the playoffs before finally making it to the tournament in South America.
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Having been drawn in a group with Germany, Ghana and the USA, Portugal will play the Eagles in their first game of the campaign on 16th June in Salvador, and Almeida, who plays for Turkish club Besiktas, is hoping his side can prove their mettle on the field and bring home the cup.
“First of all, we want to get through the group stage”, the 29-year-old was quoted as saying by FIFA’s official website.
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“Anything can happen in the knockout rounds. We’re certainly not one of the favourites, but we’re not underdogs either.
“We have a good team, but we have to prove that on the pitch”, the player added.
Portugal made to the Round of 16 in the 2010 World Cup before being knocked out by Spain, who went on to lift the trophy in South Africa.
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