At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 25, a focus battle in the semi-finals of the World Cup European Qualifiers play-offs will be contested, with Portugal playing turkey. Portugal finished second in the group in the European qualifiers, behind Serbia, necessitating a play-off. In the play-offs, Portugal were in a group with Italy, Turkey and North Macedonia. Portugal must first cross the Turkish hurdle and win turkey before it has a chance to face the winners of Italy and North Macedonia. Obviously, this match against Turkey is a life-and-death battle for Portugal. If Portugal loses to Turkey, it will miss the World Cup.
Portugal's team is full of superstars. Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Manchester United, is one of the greatest stars of all time. Jota, who plays for Liverpool, is worth 60 million euros and is in good shape. Atletico's talented striker Felix is worth 70 million euros and has been in very good shape lately, a lot better than when he first joined Atletico. Raphael Leo, who plays for AC Milan, is worth up to 50 million euros and is an important contributor to AC Milan's ability to compete for the first title group in the league. Bernardo Silva, who plays for Manchester City, is worth a total of 75 million euros. Bruno Fernandez, who plays for Manchester United, is worth as much as 90 million euros. Many fans don't want to see such a star-studded team miss the World Cup. However, it is very unfortunate that Portugal and Italy can only have one team to play the World Cup at most, and the reality is so cruel.
Before that, Ronaldo has made 184 appearances for Portugal in all competitions, scoring 115 goals, dominating the national team's all-time top scorer, and this time he will hit a new historical record. So far, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in history to have scored at least 1 goal in the final stage of 9 consecutive international competitions, and he has scored in 4 World Cups and 5 European Championships. If he can lead Portugal to the World Cup this time, he is likely to extend the record to 10 times. However, Ronaldo's recent state has been volatile, and it is still unknown how well he can play against Turkey. Turkey coach Koontz bluntly said that he would defend Ronaldo in a targeted manner, saying that he would defend Ronaldo in a team way, trying his best to prevent others from passing the ball to Ronaldo and not letting him get a 1-on-1 chance. Cristiano Ronaldo has played a decisive role in many important matches, but this time he can come up with a top performance to help Portugal go further? See!