In the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, the World Cup play-offs began in full swing, with Portugal competing with Turkey at home for the final spot. In the game, Portugal led by 2 goals early, but at one point in the second half suffered a thrilling 8 minutes. However, in the end, Portugal overcame the danger and successfully won the final place, and their opponent will be North Macedonia, which eliminated Italy.
Portugal had been the front-runner in the previous Group Stage in europe. However, in the final round, Portugal were beaten 1-2 by Serre, and the team could only participate in the play-offs to compete for a place in the final. In the previous draw, Portugal and Italy were in the same group, which made many fans not optimistic about the former's promotion.
Before the national match day, Portugal was injured one after another, including Díaz, Pepe and other players could not participate. Under such circumstances, Portugal can only hope that a group of attackers led by Cristiano Ronaldo can lead the team to the promotion. Against Turkey, Portugal played at home and therefore had a certain advantage.
In the first half, Portugal relied on goals from Otavio and Jota to easily gain a two-goal advantage. It looks like Portugal can already be ready for the final. However, when the second half of the game came back, the game suddenly changed, and Ilmaz stepped forward to change the aggregate score back to 1-2, and the suspense returned.
In the 85th minute of the game, the most thrilling scene of the portuguese game took place. Centre-back Fonte sent a penalty spot in the penalty area and Turkey was given the opportunity to equalise on a penalty spot. However, this once-in-a-lifetime shot, Ilmaz, who scored in the second half, unexpectedly missed it, and his shot flew straight away.
In the following time, Ronaldo missed the opportunity to make up for the shot, but Nunes scored in the 93rd minute and successfully ended the game. In 8 minutes, Portugal went from being equalized by their opponents, to Ronaldo scoring a goal, to completing a deadly game with the game, which can be described as a roller coaster magic.
Of course, portugal after the promotion has gained a big news. In another match in the same group, North Macedonia beat Italy 1-0 to send the EunCo champions straight out. In this case, portugal's final opponent will become North Macedonia, which is only 67th in the world ranking, which can be described as the lowest ranked team in the play-offs, and is truly the absolute number one package.
In the original situation, the process of C Ronaldo's promotion to the World Cup was very difficult. After the wee hours of the morning, everything changed. Since they do not have to face Italy, the stronger Portugal, whether it can qualify ultimately depends on the state of the front. In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's attackers all broke out, which greatly increased the possibility of the team winning the World Cup.