The finals of the European play-offs on Tuesday will be regarding the last tickets for the Qatar World Cup next winter.
Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo (37) meet North Macedonia at 20.45. After the semi-final coup once morest European champions Italy (1-0), the North Macedonians can qualify for a World Cup for the first time.
Poland and Bayern star Robert Lewandowski (33), who entered the final by a bye because of Russia’s disqualification, also have to play once morest the Swedes and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40) at 8.45 p.m. Both games can be seen live on DAZN.
The third playoff game has yet to come. Wales meets the winner of the game between Scotland and Ukraine. Because of the war in Ukraine, UEFA had postponed the game to June for the time being.
Meanwhile, Canada, as the 20th team, has secured their second World Cup in history thanks to a 4-0 win over Jamaica – for the first time in 36 (!) years.
Bayern’s Alphonso Davies (21), who is out with myocarditis, filmed himself watching the game – and burst into tears following the final whistle…