Real Madrid superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are set for colossal matchup as Denmark and Portugal duke it out to keep their hopes alive at the 2014 Euro Qualifier at Parken Stadion on Tuesday.
What's at Stake?
Denmark managed to stay on top of Group I despite their shaky form in their last two outings. After pulling off a come-from-behind win over Armenia, Denmark was on a brink of losing to Albania before scoring an equalizer late in the game.
On Tuesday, Bale and the Danish national football team needs to bring their A-game as they take on a Portugal team starving to get a breakthrough win after dealing with all kinds of frustration this early in the qualifier.
For Portugal, the possibility of missing the Euro Championship in 2016 seems inevitable as the group seems to be in disarray. Portugal's shocking loss to Albania has led to the sacking of manager Paulo Bento and the arrival of new tactician Fernando Santos, who is still looking for his first win with Portugal after their latest visit in France ended with a 2-1 loss against Karem Benzema and company.
Ronaldo, who has been Portugal's main cog for over a decade, recently downplayed reports that he's responsible for the firing of Bento as the team's manager, stressing he has never meddled with such decision making throughout his entire career.
"Over the past 11 years decisions have been made over the head coach of the national team and they are always taken by the president, never a player or group of players. The talk otherwise makes me sad, I'm disappointed," said the Real Madrid star in an interview with AS.
Tuesday's match will be a battle between two great Real Madrid standouts in Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. Surprisingly, both of them have yet to score in these qualifiers, but that could change as these two football gladiators are expected to put on a show in that match.
Live Stream, Commentary, Gamecast and Euro 2016 Qualifer Scores
Denmark and Portugal will start their game at 2:45 p.m (Eastern Time). ITV 4 (for UK viewers) and ESPN 2/ESPN Deportes (for US viewers) will broadcast the match live, while you can also watch the match via live stream on ITV Player, ESPN Watch or Sports Stream. Gametime commentary and gamecast of Denmark vs. Portugal is available on ESPN FC. Running scores, stats and updates of UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifer can be followed on ESPN FC Scoreboard.
