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World Cup Game Preview: USA vs Portugal with team news, form guide, possible line ups, man to watch, head to head, prediction.

USA will face Portugal in their second game of the World Cup in a late game tonight at Arena Amazonia. 

USA are in lead with three points and a win against Portugal will book their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Stats: Both have won two and have scored five in the past five meetings.

On the other hand, yesterday Ghana drew 2-2 against Germany.

LAST FIXTURES:
Ghana 1 2 United States
Germany 4 – 0 Portugal

TEAM NEWS:
Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore is unavailable due to a hamstring injury for USA.

While for Portugal, defender Pepe has to suffer his suspension, Ricardo Costa will probably take his place. Fellow defender Fabio Coentrao is out of the World Cup due to the groin injury he suffered against Germany. While star player Cristiano Ronaldo still has a knee injury but he will start the game surely to keep his country in this tournament.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
Possible Lineups: USA vs Portugal

MAN TO WATCH:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Ronaldo is the man to watch without a doubt despite of his last game performance. Ronaldo has carried the whole burden throughout the qualifying stages and will try to do the same duty tonight against USA.

HEAD TO HEAD
USA 3 – 2 Portugal
World Cup 2002
USA 1-0 Portugal
US Cup
Portugal 1 – 0 USA
Friendly
Portugal 1 – 1 USA
Friendly
Portugal 2 – 0 USA
Friendly

FORM GUIDE
USA (WWWWD)
Portugal (LWWDW)
Ghana 1 – 2 United States
Germany 4 – 0 Portugal
United States 2 – 1 Nigeria
Republic of Ireland 1 – 5 Portugal
United States 2 – 1 Turkey
Mexico 0 – 1 Portugal
United States 2 – 0 Azerbaijan
Portugal 0 – 0 Greece         
United States 2 – 2 Mexico
Portugal 5 – 1 Cameroon

PREDICTION:
USA 1-2 Portugal, Clint Dempsey and Ronaldo on the score sheet.





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