Portugal vs North Macedonia: Portugal look to seal their place in the World Cup when they face North Macedonia in the play-off final on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Portugal vs North Macedonia
Venue: Estadio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal
Date: Wednesday 30th March, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Portugal head into this after a 3-1 home win over Turkey in their semi-final play-off clash on Friday.
Otávio, Jota and Luiz scored for the hosts while Yilmaz scored one for Turkey before missing a crucial spot-kick which would have helped them equalize.
With that win, Portugal got through to the final and are a step away from entering the FIFA World Cup 2022.
On the other hand, North Macedonia upset the Euro 2020 winners, Italy in their semi-final clash with a 1-0 late win last week.
Trajkovski scored in the 92nd minute for the Balkans side to get them to within touching distance of a place in the World Cup.
North Macedonia have seen a rich turn in their history with qualification to the Euro 2020 and would aim to complete the double with a spot in the mega-World event later this year.
The Balkans side will be under pressure as they face Portugal in their den and have their work cut-out.
Both sides last met in a friendly clash way back in 2012 which finished goalless.
Form Guide
Portugal: WLDWW
North Macedonia: WWWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Portugal 3-1 Turkey
Italy 0-1 North Macedonia
How are the mighty fallen!
The European heavy-weight national team, Italy misses World Cup for the second time in a roll after a shocking home 0-1 defeat to North Macedonia.#ilotngofficial #WCQ #NorthMacedonia #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/TzBAc8sv2n
— iLOT NG (@iLotNGofficial) March 25, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Portugal vs North Macedonia in India?
The match will be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
Cancelo and Pepe are set to return for this one for Portugal. North Macedonia has no fresh worries ahead of this clash.
Cristiano Ronaldo on his Portugal plans:
‘I’m the one who’s going to decide my future. Nobody else. If I feel like playing more games, I’ll play; if I don’t feel like playing more, I don’t play. I’m in charge. Period.’ 😤 pic.twitter.com/KSqDEVOkZF
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 28, 2022
Portugal possible 11:
Costa, Cancelo, Pereira, Fonte, Guerreiro, Silva, Moutinho, Fernandes, Otávio, Ronaldo and Jota
North Macedonia possible 11:
Dimitrievski, Alioski, Musliu, Velkovski, Ristovski, Bardhi, Kostadinov, Elmas, M Ristovski, Churlinov and Trajkovski
Prediction: Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
North Macedonia will be itching to get on after the win vs Italy and complete their dream of a WC Appearance.
However, the hosts can’t be taken lightly and have their plans in place. Man-to-man Portugal has the advantage and we see them winning this one.