Friendlies
One of the hosts of the upcoming World Cup, the USA, recorded some good victories in friendlies during the fall. However, on Saturday, Mauricio Pochettino's team, and he himself, were brought down to earth, losing a home friendly match to Belgium 2:5. Now they face no easier a challenge. Goals/goals were in 9 of the last 11 matches for the USA, which has some decent names in its squad.
Portugal is also often involved in high-scoring matches, but they could only manage a 0:0 draw with Mexico in a friendly over the weekend. The Portuguese have recorded some good away victories recently, but aside from the match against Mexico, they did not score previously during their visit to Ireland. They will once again be without injured Ronaldo and Ruben Dias, but the other top names are available.
Prediction: goals/goals, victory for PortugalI expect Portugal to score a goal, but it wouldn't be surprising if they concede one as well. The USA has been prone to high-scoring matches lately, although it is more likely that they will lose the match and come out as the underdog.
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