*win 2 trophies in 3 years*
are they a legit contender for the euro 2020?
*win 2 trophies in 3 years*
no
>are they a legit contender for the euro 2020?
obviously, they have been contenders for the past 15 years m8
Pretty much. Portugal has been ramping up the game for the past decade
>win Euro
>team gets better
>"are they a contender for the next Euro???"
cringe and yikes
Ehhhh, they are going out early. Theyll have the post-win-choke syndrome. Look at Germany, France, Spain. They are next and we will get our revenge and dominate world football for at least 4 years.
It's tradition for them to have a bad start of their qualification, but with two points out of two home games qualifying for the Euros is still up in the air.
>and we will get our revenge and dominate world football for at least 4 years.
focus on qualifying first lmao
>team with 0 good strikers
no
>0 world cup
Keks.
About half the teams that qualify are "contenders". Hell, Greece makes you want to be extra safe and say everyone is a contender if they make it to the tournament.
>are they a legit contender for the euro 2020?
no, but there is a non-zero chance that they win it anyway. right now most likely winners are us, Belgium, Spain/Germany if they get their shit together, Switzerland, Netherlands/Portugal, in that order (and somewhere in the distance, England but lbr they aren’t winning shit in the next 5 years at least)
Well, apparently we stopped trying to bore the opponents and drawing to victory to actually play football, so I'll say no, we'll crash and burn.
Idk why people see Portugal as an underdog. They literally have been in every single Euro and World Cup since like 2004 and went past the group stage in most of them. Even getting like 4th place in the World Cup 2006. The 2010-2014 they weren't doing well but still definitely one the best teams in Europe and even the World currently.
They can just buspark with Ngubus and just have Penaldo poach goals in the box for another good 5-10 years, so sure, why not?
>Ngubus
We had literally 0 pacey Ngubus in the team. Only 2 big, slow, black midfielders and a balanced black rightback.
t. Joao Thompson Metis Fernandes
>Is the reigning European Champion with the all time European Goalscorer still playing for them a contender for the European Championship
Really makes you think
>tf of all flags
>t fucking p
> neverlands
Penaldo doesnt have posrwinchoke syndrome.
If alves dont miss his penalty shot portugal could have win entire euro 2012.
For the record, we haven't missed a major tournament since 2000. Only Germany, Spain and France have a longer streak in Europe.
>Neverlands
OH NO NO NO
>gets relegated by
>average age on the national team is over 30
enjoy the same 4 year hiatus we had to take hans
Nice rigged tournament having a day extra rest for no reason. Portugese rats have never played a fair game in their lives.
>average age on the national team is over 30
This is just a plain lie. The boomers fucked off already and our zoomers are going to be great
They will win the Euro 2020 and the WC 2022.