Paris Saint-Germain supervisor, Luis Enrique, has backed Portugal, which is led by Cristiano Ronaldo, as one of many favorite groups to win the 2026 World cup.
He mentioned that the workforce that gained the UEFA Nations League is basically robust, and that each participant on the workforce has their very own distinctive talents.
Enrique spoke to the media and hailed Roberto Martinez for the nice impact he’s had on the Portugal nationwide workforce.
He additionally mentioned that the supervisor has finished an awesome job since he moved on from his function with Belgium.
He believes the previous Everton supervisor turned the 2016 UEFA Euro champions right into a strong workforce able to competing for the World Cup this yr.
He advised World Soccer Speak, “In my view, there’s little question they’re the most effective groups that may win the World Cup.
“There are additionally different robust groups, like Spain, together with the standard high groups. Portugal nonetheless has some actually nice particular person gamers.
“For a very long time, Portugal has been sending its gamers, coaches, and sports activities administrators to work in several components of the world. You may see Portuguese in every single place, and so they do it very well.”
He talked about that with the present setup, together with a Spanish coach, the combination actually grabs his consideration.
When requested which workforce he would assist if Spain was eradicated from the World Cup, he immediately mentioned he would really like Portugal to win the trophy.
“They’re positively one of many groups we regularly discuss due to their superb particular person gamers, and so they set the usual for the nationwide workforce.
“What they’re lacking is profitable a World Cup. I hope it’s Spain, but when not, I’d prefer it to be Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo has mentioned he needs to play for Portugal within the FIFA World Cup as a result of they gained their qualifying video games,” he mentioned.
