The next few days will be decisive for Hugo Almeida and Portugal as the Portuguese must face off against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Play-Offs to reach the 2010 World Cup...
The next few days will be decisive for Hugo Almeida and Portugal as the Portuguese must face off against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Play-Offs to reach the 2010 World Cup...
The next few days will be decisive for Hugo Almeida and Portugal as the Portuguese must face off against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Play-Offs to reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The first of the two games will take place on Saturday, 14 November 2009 in Lisbon and the Werder striker Almeida knows Portugal were drawn "a very strong opponent" in Bosnia. And he should know since five players from the Bundesliga star for Bosnia in Edin Dzeko and Zvjezdan Misimovic of Wolfsburg, Sejad Salihovic and Vedad Ibisevic from Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Zlatan Bajramovic. Almeida called Misimovic a "great player". He said reaching the World Cup will be a tough task but he has confidence in the quality of his Portuguese. "We also have good players in our ranks and absolutely want to qualify for the World Cup. And we will give everything we have," said the striker confidently. The second Play-off match will take place the following Wednesday.