Benfica players learn who Portugal will face next at the Under-17 World Cup | OneFootball

Portugal will face Switzerland in the quarter-finals of the U-17 World Cup. Thus, Anísio Cabral, Rafael Quintas, José Neto, and other Benfica athletes already know they will have a European opponent standing in their way as an obstacle to reaching the next round of the tournament.

The Swiss team, to secure their place in the match against the national team, had to eliminate their Irish counterparts, whom they defeated by three goals to one, in the round of 16 of the competition currently taking place in Qatar.

After a goalless first half, Switzerland opened the scoring in the second half, through Adrien Llukes, in the 57th minute. In the 69th minute, the Swiss U-17 team extended their lead, thanks to a finish from Sandro Wyss.

Despite being two goals down, Ireland managed to react and reduced the deficit, with Vincent Leonard making it 2-1 in the 82nd minute. But Mijajlovic dashed the Irish hopes by scoring the final 3-1 in favor of Switzerland.

It should be remembered that Portugal secured their place in the quarter-finals of the tournament after putting five past the Mexican U-17 team. At the end of the match, Bino Maçães expressed satisfaction with the result, but stated that there are still aspects to improve.

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