Portugal close to World Cup selection
KATHMANDU: MARCH. 25 – Portugal have reached the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022, beating Turkey in a crucial game of the European qualifiers. Now Portugal wins the final and will be selected for the World Cup.
Portugal beat Turkey 3-1 in Porto on Thursday night. Ottavio’s goal in the 15th minute gave Portugal an early lead. In the 42nd minute, Diego Jota doubled the lead with an Otavio pass.
Turkey took a 2-0 lead in the first half against Portugal and Burak Yılmaz scored in the 65th minute to put the team back in the game. But in the 85th minute, Burak missed a penalty to equalize for Turkey.
Matheus Luiz scored the third goal for Portugal in the fourth minute of injury time. Portugal will now face North Macedonia in the play-off final.
North Macedonia stunned Euro 2020 champions Italy 1-0 on Thursday night to reach the final. The final will be held on March 29. The winning team will make it to the World Cup.
