Croatia: Schedule and where to watch on TV

The national coach of Croatia, Zlatko Dalicstated that he has great respect for Spain and the quality of their players, but he anticipated that they do not want to lose their first game in the German Euro Cup and that tomorrow’s friendly against Portugal It will be a “great test” to test ideas. This was stated by Dalić at a press conference at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, on the outskirts of Lisbon, before Saturday’s friendly match against the Portuguese national team, led by the Spanish coach. Roberto Martínez.

“We’re going to test the players and try some ideas before the Euro, it’s going to be a great game tomorrow,” Dalić said. The Croatian coach emphasized that they have been assigned to the most difficult group in the European competition, where they will debut on June 15 against Spaina team that he praised and that he recalled has “many young players” of quality, although he assured that they do not want to lose the first match of the tournament.

The midfielder of the club is of the same opinion. Al-Nassr Marcelo Brozović, Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate in the Saudi team, who highlighted in the same appearance before the media that playing this friendly against Portugal before the European tournament “has been a great choice” when it comes to testing how they get to Germany. “We’re going to see if we need to improve and get to the game against Spain as best we can,” said Brozović, for whom the Portuguese team is “one of the big favorites” to win the European Championship.

Both Dalić and Brozović highlighted the difficulty of group B, where apart from Spain they will have to face Italy and Albania. On the other hand, Brozović praised the figure of Cristiano Ronaldo: “he is one of the great players of all time and the only thing I can do is congratulate him for his achievements in his career.” Although Cristiano is called up by Martínez for the Euro Cup, he is not expected to play in Oeiras, after his holiday break, but he could take to the field in Portugal’s last preparatory match, next Tuesday against Ireland in Aveiro (Portuguese center).

After the press conference prior to tomorrow’s match, Croatia trained on the pitch, where the midfielder was also located. Real Madrid Luka Modric. Portugal They began their preparation for the Euro Cup last Tuesday with a victory against Finland (4-2). In Germany, Roberto Martínez’s men will be placed in group F, along with Türkiye, Czech Republic and Georgia.

Date and time

The preparation match for Euro 2024 between Portugal and Croatia will be played this Saturday, June 8, starting at 6:45 p.m. at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, on the outskirts of Lisbon.