The Portuguese team will have conditioned training on Wednesday due to bad weather alert, according to the Portuguese Football Federation. Activities are subject to assessment on the basis of climatic conditions.
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10/11/2026
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Lusa
O stage of the Portuguese national team, which prepares the Saturday duel with Denmark, the League of Football Nations, will be conditioned on Wednesday due to bad weather alert, released today the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
“The agenda for this Wednesday will be conditioned by the evolution of weather conditions. In this sense, all activities planned for this day will be subject to evaluation, taking into account the weather conditions and recommendations of the competent authorities”, reads a note from FPF sent to the editors.
Continental Portugal will be on alert between 00:00 and 23:59 Wednesday, due to the possible worsening of the state of time with the arrival of depression Charles, it is expected that Lisbon, Leiria, Setúbal, Beja and Faro will be the most affected regions.
This means that the team of Portugal may not be able to train on the turfs of Football City, in Oeiras, where they are interning, and be limited only to indoor work, such as gymnasium, recovery or lecture with the selector Jorge Jesus.
Because of the bad weather, the government decided to close non-essential schools and public services in all districts, and the authorities admitted to closing bridges and air traffic restrictions.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), “the occurrence of heavy rain or shower periods, strong wind, with gusts that can reach 120 kilometers/hour and, in case of formation of the phenomenon ‘sting jet’ (air current that quickly descends inside an extratropical depression, accelerating towards the surface), exceed 150 kilometers/hour”.
The national team faces Denmark on Saturday, in Braga, on the fifth day of Group A4, in a match that will be sold out.
After this duel, Portugal, which has already secured the quarter finals and needs only one point to confirm the first place, visits Cardiff, on 17 November, to measure strength with Wales, at the farewell of the group.
These will be the first games since Cristiano Ronaldo officially left the national team, after 23 years, 234 games and 146 goals.
Only with victories in the first four days, Portugal leads the group with 12 points, followed by Denmark, with six, while Wales and Norway add up to three, and the fight for the second qualifying wave is open.