Portugal to play friendly against Chile in June, ahead of the World Cup | OneFootball

The Portugal national team will play a friendly match against Chile on June 6, shortly before the start of the World Cup (June 11), both federations announced this Wednesday.

This will be the team’s penultimate game before traveling to the United States, where star Cristiano Ronaldo could become the first player to compete in six editions of the World Cup.

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The Chilean national team, which did not qualify for the tournament after finishing last in the South American Qualifiers, has not faced Portugal since the 2017 Confederations Cup, when they eliminated the Europeans on penalties in the semifinals.

After the friendly against ‘La Roja’, the Portuguese will play a second and final warm-up game on June 10, in the city of Leiria, against an opponent yet to be determined, according to a statement from the country’s federation.

In what will probably be his last attempt to win the World Cup, CR7 will be in Group K with Colombia, Uzbekistan, and a team coming from the playoffs, which will be their debut opponent on June 17 in Houston, Texas.

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Portugal also plans to play a friendly against Mexico on March 28, at the reopening of the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the venue for the World Cup opening ceremony.

But on Tuesday, the Portuguese federation expressed doubts about their team’s presence at this match due to the “delicate situation currently unfolding in Mexico.”

As a co-host with the United States and Canada, Mexico faced a wave of violence across much of its territory last Sunday, triggered by organized crime in response to the death of drug trafficker Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” in a military operation.

After the Portuguese expressed concern and authorities and FIFA sent reassuring messages, the Mexican federation stated that both teams have a “mutual desire” to play the match.

 *With content from AFP

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