Football commentary Portugal – North Macedonia: Waiting for Ronaldo to win the “golden ticket” (World Cup Qualifiers)
(Football commentary, Portugal – North Macedonia, 1:45, March 30, 2022 World Cup play-off final) Ronaldo and his teammates are only 1 match away from the ticket to Qatar.
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Nine years ago, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Portugal beat Sweden 3-2 in the second leg of the play-off and win the right to attend. World Cup Finals 2014 in Brazil with a total win 4-2. Now, Ronaldo and Portugal once again have to fight for a ticket to save World Cup 2022.
Portugal is on the verge of winning tickets to pick up the 2022 World Cup
The 2022 World Cup will likely be Ronaldo’s last international tournament in a Portugal shirt. Therefore, not only CR7 fans but also football lovers want to see the 37-year-old player compete at the biggest football festival on the planet later this year.
Since 1998, Portugal has always participated in World Cups and it will be an earthquake if “European Brazil” fails to win tickets to Qatar. The opponent of coach Fernando Santos’s team in the match to save the 2022 World Cup is North Macedonia, the team that shocked world football when defeating the reigning EURO 2020 champion Italy, making “Azzurri” stay at home to watch the World. Cup for the second time in a row.
But whatever you say, the Portuguese fans must have opened the flag in their stomach when they heard that their opponent in the 2022 World Cup play-off final is North Macedonia, not Italy. Ronaldo and his teammates’ ticket to Qatar is now clearer than ever when they only have to meet an opponent that is much less appreciated.
Indeed, there is not a single player from the North Macedonia side who can afford to be called up to the Portuguese national team, let alone the main team of coach Santos. But the round ball always contains a lot of surprises and “European Brazil” certainly does not want to follow in the footsteps of Italy.
In the next match, Portugal will welcome the return of two pillars Pepe and Joao Cancelo. Pepe’s experience is very important in decisive matches. Meanwhile, Cancelo is in very high form in Man City’s shirt, promising to increase the attack power on the border for “European Brazil”.
And yet, Portugal also has the advantage of playing on Dragao’s home field. It seems that everything is favoring Ronaldo and his teammates to win the ticket to pick up the 2022 World Cup.
Score prediction: Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
Probable teams
Portugal: Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro; Moutinho, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva; Otavio, Ronaldo, Jota
North Macedonia: Dimitrievski; S. Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu, Alioski; Elmas, Kostadinov, Bardhi; Churlinov, M. Ristovski, Trajkovski
Force information
Portugal: Ruben Dias injury.
North Macedonia: Boban Nikolov’s ability to play is still open.
Poland – Sweden: 1:45, 30/3, play-off World Cup 2022 Poland won the right to play in the final to compete for the 2022 World Cup ticket without spending a single drop of sweat because Russia was banned from playing. In contrast, Sweden must go through 120 minutes of tension to be able to overcome the Czech Republic. Poland currently owns a “bombing machine” Lewandowski and it would be a pity if “FIFA’s best player” is absent at the biggest football festival on the planet later this year. On the other side of the front line, Sweden has a more even squad with Lindelof in the defense, Kulusevski and Forsberg in the middle, above is the striker Isak, who is being sought by many European giants. Confrontation history is on Sweden’s side when they are unbeaten in the last 8 meetings with Poland, winning 7 matches. In the last confrontation at EURO 2020, Sweden defeated Poland 3-2. But this time, Poland will have the home field advantage, so Lewandowski and his teammates have a chance to win tickets to Qatar. Score prediction: Poland 1-2 Sweden Probable teams Poland: Szczesny; Glik, Bednarek, Kedziora; Cash, Zielinski, Krychowiak, Moder, Puchacz; Lewandowski, Piatek Sweden: Olsen; Lindelof, Danielson, Helander, Augustinsson; Kulusevski, Ekdal, Olsson, Forsberg; Isak, Quaison Force information Poland: Arkadiusz Milik, Bartosz Salamon injury; Mateusz Klich is suspended Sweden: Martin Olsson injured |
According to Sy Anh (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine)
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