Sporting and Porto duo make life hell for Pavlidis, Benfica’s star | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis will not be present at the 2026 World Cup. Greece, the national team of the Benfica striker, was defeated 3-1 on their visit to Denmark, and is now mathematically out of the next major world football tournament, which will be played next summer in the United States.

In a first half that was a complete nightmare for Vangelis Pavlidis’ team, who started on the bench, Denmark, with Morten Hjulmand and Victor Froholdt from Sporting and Porto respectively, scored three quick goals, courtesy of Rasmus Hojlund (21’), Joachim Andersen (40’), and Mikkel Damsgaard (41’).

In the second half, Vangelis Pavlidis did come on in the 64th minute, replacing Fotis Ioannidis, who had assisted Christos Tzolis in the 63rd minute. Until the end of the match, the scoreline remained unchanged and the Greece of the Eagles’ striker is, therefore, out of the World Cup.

Vangelis Pavlidis – – will now return to Benfica and prepare for the visit to Chaves. The third round match of the Portuguese Cup is scheduled for October 17, at 7:30 pm, in the north of the country.

This season, wearing the Benfica shirt, Vangelis Pavlidis – valued at 35 million euros – has played 15 matches: eight in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 1,221 minutes he has been on the pitch, the Greek international has scored seven goals and provided one assist.

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