The Portuguese won the first two games at the World Cup in Qatar and secured a place in the round of 16 with victories over Ghana (3:2) and Uruguay (2:0). However, they suffered several serious blows in the aforementioned two matches. The most serious – Nuno Mendes’ injury. According to L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain’s left back has finished participating in the World Cup. Mendes got injured at the end of the first half of the meeting with the Sky Blues and left the field in tears. It is a thigh muscle injury, similar to the one he suffered while playing for PSG before the World Cup and which kept him out of action for three weeks. This 20-year-old football player did not train with the team, and apparently he won’t be in contention for the first team. His recovery could take up to two months.🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Nuno Mendes is set to miss the rest of the World Cup for Portugal! ❌🤕He suffered a thigh injury against Uruguay: an announcement will be made in the coming hours.(Source: @lequipe) pic.twitter.com/0WZfkYRgYq— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) November 30, 2022 According to reports, the Portuguese will remain with the national team until the end of the World Cup, and he will be joined in Qatar by members of the medical staff of Paris Saint-Germain, in order to begin the recovery process, given the fact that the first estimation is a two months recovery. Due to injuries, both Otavio and Danilo Pereira missed the last training session, as well as the match against the Uruguayans. The Porto midfielder felt pain in his muscle, while Medes’ teammate from PSG injured his ribs during the opening match with Ghana.A new earthquake: Ronaldo going to Saudi Arabia for 500 millionCristiano Ronaldo also had minor problems, so he also did not work with Fernando Santos and his teammates during the training on Wednesday. However, it is expected that the only football player in history who entered the list of scorers at five World Cups, will be in the competition for the match against South Korea, unlike the aforementioned trio. Portugal needs a point to secure first place in Group H.##NAJAVA_MECA_6853952##
