Will Ronaldo win the European Championship again? Portugal's amazing winning streak

Football news 22 mar 2024, 06:03
Kenley Ward Dailysports's expert Kenley Ward
Will Ronaldo win the European Championship again? Portugal's amazing winning streak Photo: Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images

Yesterday, the Portuguese national team defeated Sweden in a home friendly match with a score of 5-2, extending their winning streak under the guidance of Roberto Martinez to 11 matches. The former head coach of the Belgian national team has won all of his matches with Portugal.

In these 11 matches, the Portuguese national team scored 41 goals and conceded only 4. They kept a clean sheet in 9 games.

All 11 matches of Portugal under Martinez's guidance

  • vs Liechtenstein – 4:0
  • vs Luxembourg – 6:0
  • vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – 3:0
  • vs Iceland – 1:0
  • vs Slovakia – 1:0
  • vs Luxembourg – 9:0
  • vs Slovakia – 3:2
  • vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – 5:0
  • vs Liechtenstein – 2:0
  • vs Iceland – 2:0
  • vs Sweden – 5:2

It's worth noting that Cristiano Ronaldo missed the match against Sweden. Martinez decided to give the world football legend a rest.

On Tuesday, March 26th, Portugal will play a friendly match against Slovenia away.

In the UEFA Euro 2024, Portugal is in a group with Turkey, Czech Republic, and the winner of the Path C playoffs (Greece or Georgia).

The Portuguese national team has only won the European Championship 1 time in its history - in 2016.

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