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Fernandes: World Cup pressure is a privilege

Portugal midfielder talks about his teenage sacrifice, handling the pressure of expectation, a distinctive goal celebration and tackling Switzerland.
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Bruno Fernandes is embracing the weight of expectation accompanying Portugal’s footballers at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

Speaking prior to Tuesday's last-16 meeting with Switzerland and warming to his subject, the whip-smart Manchester United midfielder calls that pressure "a privilege”.

Fernandes’s outlook is illustrative of a player savouring his increased standing in Fernando Santos’s glittering Portugal team. The 28-year-old was a peripheral figure in two previous major tournaments. Santos removed Fernandes from his starting XI following Portugal’s opening match at Russia 2018 and did likewise after two matches at last year’s UEFA EURO.

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Morocco left Spain in pain . MORROculous Game! on and into the quater finals in style!!
Afraican excellence!

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