Less than two weeks before the 2014 World Cup kicks off in
Brazil on 12 June, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has issued a warning
to Germany and Portugal.
According to the French coach, Ghana pose a huge threat to both European countries' ambitions at the football showpiece.
The Arsenal boss also warned the two countries not to underestimate Ghana in Brazil.
Writing
in his Eurosport World Cup preview column, Wenger stated that he
believes that the The Black Stars have the capability to do massive
damage to the huge egos of the Group G favourites.
“Germany and Portugal might be the favourites, but be careful of Ghana!.
“They almost reached the semifinals in South Africa. They have a good team,” Wenger said.
Ghana
will play USA in their first match scheduled to take place in Natal on
June 16 before their clashes with the two powerhouses.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid teammate Pepe have been
declared unfit for Portugal's World Cup warm-up match against
Brazil-bound Greece on Saturday.
"Ronaldo will be with us but will not play... and Pepe will also not play," Portugal coach Paulo Bento said Friday.
Ronaldo
sustained the injury late in the season, but Bento said there was no
specific timetable to get the Portugal captain back on the pitch.
"We're not going to set down a calendar for his return to competition," Bento said, adding that he wanted to take "no risk".
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