Predictions European Under-17s Championship - Portugal U17 vs Poland U17

European Under-17s Championship - Portugal U17 vs Poland U17
Match Time: 30-05-2024 23:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Portugal are set to make their seventh knockout-round appearance at the European Under-17 Championship after successfully navigating their way through the group phase.

They began their campaign with a 2-1 win over Iberian rivals Spain, before going on to claim a comprehensive 4-1 victory in their second group match against England.

They were unable to take anything from Monday's clash with France after conceding a late goal to fall to a 2-1 defeat.

Despite being left empty-handed, Portugal still managed to progress as group winners, setting up a quarter-final tie against Group C runners-up Poland.

Portugal will now have the chance to reach the semi-final stage for the second time in three years after beating Spain to advance to the last four in 2022.

Following a semi-final appearance in 2023, Poland are set to feature in the European Under-17 knockout rounds for the second year in a row.

They entered the final group game in third place after suffering a narrow defeat to Italy and playing out a 2-2 draw with Sweden.

Poland ultimately took advantage of Sweden's defeat to Italy to leap into the top two with a dominant 4-0 win over Slovakia on Monday.

A Michael Izunwanne brace and an Oskar Pietuszewski effort gave Poland a comfortable three-goal lead at the break, leaving substitute Stanislaw Gieroba to apply the finishing touches with a fourth in the second period.

With Poland set to make their third appearance in the knockout rounds, they will be hoping to pull off a similar result to the 3-2 victory that they recorded in last year's quarter-final against Serbia.

Predictions:Portugal U17 3-1 Poland U17