First big step to participate in the World Cup!
Tonight will be the first challenge for the national teams of Portugal and Turkey in the quest to enter the World Cup 2022. Namely, the better team tonight will face Italians or the Macedonians in the upcoming finale, the last step towards the big football tournament. Portugal has played against Turkey 6 times in the past, ending up as winners 5 times. Turkey on the other hand managed to beat Portugal once back in 2012 in a friendly match with a score of 1:3. Well, many years have passed since then, these squads look much different now, so tonight’s game will be a unique story with lots of excitement for sure.
The national team of Portugal ended up as the second-best squad in Group A with a score of 5 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat. However, the loss came at a very unpleasant moment. The Portuguese lost their last match in the group stage against Serbia by 1:2. This meant a direct qualification to the World Cup for the Serbians. So now the ‘Navigators’ must do their best and win the upcoming two matches in order to become part of the biggest sporting event in the world later this year.
The national team of Turkey, also was the second-best team in their group (G) with a score of 6 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. Unlike Portugal, Turkey won second place by winning their last 3 games in the group. After playing a draw game with Norway (1:1), the ‘Crescent-Stars’ managed to beat Latvia (1:2), Gibraltar (6:0) and Montenegro (1:2). So tonight Turkey will definitely bring another determined approach on the pitch in Porto and go for the win against the big team of Portugal.
We are looking forward to an intense football drama at Estádio do Dragão with plenty of excitement till the final whistle. The favorite for the win will be the hosting squad of Portugal.
Our prediction: Market (TOTAL GOALS) Tip: 3
So tune in tonight and watch this super interesting football semi-final match, and find out who’s going to play in the big finale next week.
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