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#1 Nothing to lose
The pressure that inevitably comes with lots of anticipation surrounding a team sometimes backfires, as players find it hard to live up to the expectations invariably.
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This was evidenced by the recent ignominious departure of Germany, the defending champions.
Portugal are one of the strongest sides in the World Cup, but are undoubtedly not the favorites to win it. Consequently, they have got nothing to lose!
Therefore the team could exploit this advantage by bringing their A game with the right head-space.
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Edited by Anthony Akatugba Jr.
