Portugal will play their first ever world cup tournament in Rugby world cup 2007. So, they are not considered as a strong team in Pool C where they have to face first world cup champion New Zealand, Italy, Scotland and Romania. I think, Portugal players will be inspired to play well because they are going to play their first world cup. So, they have nothing to lose. Portugal will have no pressure to play well or win matches. I think, it is their main advantage. Rugby world cup 2007 will be held in France.
Portugal will play their first ever world cup match against Scotland on 9 September. Portuguese fans are now waiting for the day their players will represent Portugal in the world stage. It is true that Portugal is clearly underdog in the pool. All their opponent teams are strong and experienced. So, Portuguese fans should not have any high expectation form their team in Rugby world cup 2007 in France. Here, I am giving the full pool stage schedule of Portugal below:
Pool C
| Date | Competing Teams | Venue | Referee |
| 9-9-2007 | Portugal vs Scotland | St-Etienne | Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
| 15-9-2007 | Portugal vs New Zealand | Lyon | Chris White (England) |
| 19-9-2007 | Portugal vs Italy | Paris | Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
| 25-9-2007 | Portugal vs Romania | Toulouse | Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
Portugal Coach Tomaz Morais is hopeful with his players and he said that his players would try to surprise the opponents. So, let us see how the Portuguese players perform in Rugby world cup 2007.
If you are interested to know about the Portugal Rugby World Cup 2007 squad then click here.
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