Portugal has reached the last sixteen of the World Cup with one match remaining. Who will face them in the pre-quarterfinals? Who can play against Cristiano Ronaldo? According to the World Cup schedule, the pre-quarterfinals will be played between Group G and Group H. On the other hand, Group H consists of Portugal, Ghana, South Korea, and Uruguay.
The second-placed team from Group H will play against the top team from Group G in the pre-quarterfinals. The second-placed team from Group G will again play against the top team from Group H. In Group H, Portugal’s points from two matches are 6. They will play against South Korea in the last match. Regardless of the outcome of that match, Portugal is most likely to come out on top. If they win only one of their own matches by a big margin and Portugal loses by a big margin, Ghana can go to the top on goal difference. But in reality, its chances are very low.
Brazil, on the other hand, tops Group G. There are two equations in that group. Only Switzerland can go above Brazil. But that is also very difficult. Because, in that case, Brazil will have to lose against Cameroon by a big margin. On the other hand, Switzerland will have to win by a big margin against Serbia. Again, if Serbia can beat Switzerland, then they can also go to the next round as the second team. The second place in Brazil’s group depends on the Serbia-Switzerland match. Those who win will be second.
According to the schedule, Ronaldo will face either Serbia or Switzerland, the second-placed team in Group G, in the pre-quarterfinals if Portugal comes out on top. And if for some reason Portugal finishes second in the group, they face Brazil in the last sixteen. So Portugal will want to get at least one point from the last match of the group. Only then they don’t have to play against Brazil.
