Portugal finished second in the group in the European Preliminaries and failed to qualify directly for the World Cup. Portugal had bad luck, drawing a group against Italy in the play-offs. This means that Portugal and Italy have at least 1 team that cannot qualify for the World Cup. No matter which team can't play the World Cup, it will make this World Cup a lot less bright. Of course, in this group, it is not necessarily Italy or Portugal that qualify, there are two teams: Turkey and North Macedonia. Portugal's semi-final opponent in the European Preliminary Play-offs is Turkey, ranked 39th in the world. It will not be easy for Portugal to win this game.
For Portugal, the player with the highest hopes is undoubtedly Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo has not been in a very stable state at the club in recent times, and can play a hat-trick in the game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, and can also do nothing in the Champions League knockout match between Manchester United and Atletico. Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in this Match between Portugal and Turkey will greatly affect whether Portugal can win the game. And Cristiano Ronaldo made a bold statement on social media to let Portugal reach its rightful place.
This Portuguese team is star-studded, in addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, the striker Jota, who plays for Liverpool, is also a player who can be relied on. Ruota's state is not worse than C Luo's. He has scored 19 goals in all club competitions this season, more than Cristiano Ronaldo and is the Portuguese player with the most goals of the season in the five major leagues. Ruota's ability to grab points is extremely good, and he will always appear in the right place at the right time to score the ball. He is a key player for Liverpool to achieve such a great result this season.
The most expensive player in the Portuguese squad is B-fee for Manchester United, who is worth as much as 90 million euros in Germany. Ronaldo is only 35 million euros, and Jota is only 60 million euros. However, B Fee's performance at Manchester United this season has not been confirmed. Many people believe that B fee has lost too much ball and has not contributed on the defensive end, which is one of the reasons for United's poor performance. Some people also believe that B Fee squeezed out C Ronaldo's space on the field, affecting C Ronaldo's play. Fans even complained: "If B fee does not play, there is hope to qualify for the World Cup!" "For such a high-value star who can pass a threatening ball, will Santos abandon him? See!