In the semi-finals of Group C of the European play-offs of the World Qualifiers, Portugal won 3-1 at home once morest Turkey. Due to the unexpected upset in Italy, Portugal will win the World Cup tickets as long as they defeat North Macedonia in the next game. Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is one step away from his fifth World Cup appearance. This game is also Ronaldo’s 185th appearance in the national team A-level competition, and the third in the history of appearances.
In the 1/8 knockout round of the Champions League not long ago, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United lost to Atletico Madrid at home and missed the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo lost the opportunity to continue playing in the Champions League this season. Returning to the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo is also facing a battle of life and death. He needs to defeat Turkey first, and then compete with the winners of Italy and North Macedonia for a ticket to the World Cup.
After the game with Turkey, Cristiano Ronaldo was very active, creating many offensive opportunities, and he himself had 5 shots. In injury time in the second half, Ronaldo’s shot from the middle of the penalty area popped out of the crossbar and almost scored a goal. Although Cristiano Ronaldo did not score a goal, Portugal defeated the opponent 3-1 at home with goals from Otavio, Jota and Nunes to advance to the play-off final.
It should be pointed out that due to Italy’s unexpected upset, Portugal’s opponent in the play-off final is North Macedonia. Portugal has an absolute advantage on paper, and this play-off final is still at home. Probably speaking, Portugal will advance to the World Cup. There is basically no suspense in the race. This also means that the 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to play his fifth World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored 115 goals in the national team, and is also the player with the most goals scored in the national team in the history of world football. The match once morest Turkey was also Ronaldo’s 185th appearance in the national team’s A-level game. He also became the player with the third most appearances in the national team’s A-level game in history, second only to Malaysia’s Su Jinan (195 games) and Mutawa, Kuwait (190 games). If there is no accident, it is only a matter of time before Ronaldo becomes the player with the most appearances in the A-level competition of the world football national team.
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