The Semi-Finals of the World Cup European Qualifiers Play-off broke out, with European Champion Italy losing 1-0 to North Macedonia and missing the World Cup. On the other side, Portugal beat Turkey 3-1. Portugal will be battling North Macedonia for a ticket to the World Cup.
On the other hand, Russia suffered from bans from FIFA and UEFA, and Poland, led by Lewandowski, advanced directly to the final. On the other side, Sweden experienced extra time, beating the Czech Republic 1-0 to advance to the final. Sweden and Poland will compete for another ticket.
Currently, the UK's agency has updated the World Cup odds of Portugal vs North Macedonia and Poland vs Sweden. Although North Macedonia has eliminated Italy, they are still not optimistic. Portugal's odds for qualifying were lowered to 1.1, and The odds for North Macedonia to qualify for the World Cup were 6.5.
The match between Poland and Sweden. The odds between the two sides are evenly matched, and Poland is slightly favored. The odds for promotion in Poland are 1.67 and 2.1 for Sweden.