Portugal, the 2016 champions, will face Turkey, the Czech Republic and the winner of Playoff Path C (Georgia, Luxembourg, Greece or Kazakhstan), making their competition debut against the Czechs on June 18 in Leipzig. .
After the first meeting with the Czech Republic, Portugal will face the Turks on June 22 in Dortmund before closing the group stage on June 26 in Gelsenkirchen against the opponent who wins the Path C playoffs scheduled for March.
The 2024 European Championships will take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14 next year.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez was pleased with the Euro 2024 group stage draw despite acknowledging his opponents’ difficulties and stressed the importance of starting the competition later. “It is good news for us to be in Group F. We are in the center of Germany and we will have extra time to prepare for the first game. This is important to us,” he said.
“These are difficult opponents. The Czech Republic is a little unknown because it doesn’t have a coach. Türkiye won the qualifying group against Croatia and Wales. This is a team combining talent, youth and experience. We want to have perfect preparation. We qualified very well, but this does not give us an advantage in the tournament. We need to be ready,” said the 50-year-old coach.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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