Topic: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers - page 128. (Read 35002 times)

It was a lovely night for Poland and Portugal. Both of them managed to eliminate their opponents by a 2-0 result. Actually I was expecting Sweden to put up a bigger fight against Poland. But Sweden couldn't even score one goal even though they had similar statistics in total. Lewandowski didn't miss the chance to score a goal as well. And Portugal didn't surprise any of us by finishing North Macedonia by a comfortable score. They dominated the game like Italy did but they weren't unlucky like Italy too. It was B. Fernandes' night as he scored 2 goals.

Dont a good game for Cristiano Ronaldo, he miss a big chance before the first goal, and in the assist for the first goal.... horribily pass, but he have a ton of luck and pass trought the legs of the defender.

Anyways its better to have in the World Cup big teams with stars than little teams without any options to win.

Portugal did what they were supposed to do - very confident win. North Macedonia weren't able to make another miracle. But after all, it would be sad if Ronaldo would have to miss World Cup, which is likely to be last major tournament for him.
I said that I see very good value in bet on Poland win. And they won. Very solid their game, they didn't left much chances for Sweden. Poland aren't doing good in Wolrd Cups, they don't even always qualify to it. Maybe it's time for them finally to go far there.

As a result, Portugal won 2-0, but I do not think that the President of Macedonia should hide his face - firstly, that phrase "you are next" was hardly said seriously, and secondly, the result for Macedonia is very decent. I expected that Portugal would lead 3-0 after the first half, but in fact Macedonia played well and had chances. By the way, not the best match for Ronaldo - he had a couple of chances but could not convert them. If he had not made an assist, then I would say that this is a bad match for him.

Well GG for Macedonia and Sweden, good luck next time.

I only feel bad for Zlatan Ibrahimovich he cant play his last world cup, but in the other hand Lewandowski can play a World cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo has aother chance to score in world cups lets see how many goals he can score.

Portugal safely made it (well 10 minutes left here) and Ronaldo now can have his (probably) last World Cup participation. Entertainment is guaranteed now

Poland vs Sweden... yea, it's like as predicted, Lewandowski scores (ok, it was "only" a penalty, but he did it ) and Poland will win. They lead now 2-0 with only 15minutes left, so Sweden looks eliminated at this moment.

Portugal 2-0 for, that World Cup ticket is in the pocket. It is impossible that Macedonia can still fix this. They probably won't even score a goal. It would also be a different story if we were to see Macedonia at the World Cup. Portugal belongs there, as the second best in the world. Italy will not be there, but with Portugal that void has been filled in any case.
Looks like Lewandovski is making sure Poland will qualify but still, 25 minutes to play.

With less than 20 minutes on the game and with 2 goals to 0 for Portugal, I think the game is ended right now and the president of North Macedonia should not show his face again to Portuguese after saying that his team will beat them
In the other game, Lewandowski 1 - 0 Sweden

Portugal have doubled their advantage with another goal from Bruno Fernandes, that's probably the end of World Cup dream for Macedonia, we must however commend Macedonia for how well they've played despite being the heavy underdog going into the playoffs series.

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Poland are also leading against Sweden, 1 - 0.

EDIT: Poland have also scored the second goal, and that should as well send them to the finals in Qatar.

Portugal played as expected, they created several chances and dominated the game. No wonder Portugal finally managed to score a goal in
the 32nd minute, hopefully Portugal can score more goals in the second half. For North Macedonia they have to be brave to come out attacking
in the second half and not rely too much on counter-attack, because their current position has conceded one goal.

If we look at the same number of fouls from both teams, it seems that North Macedonian players don't have the courage to play hard against
Portuguese players. North Macedonian players should be able to play a little harder so that the Portuguese players are not easy to build attacks.
Because Portuguese players have very good individual skills, if Portuguese players are allowed to have too much possession of the ball, Portugal's
next goal could have been created. If we look at the first half Portugal played very well, they almost controlled everything, even the accuracy of
the Portuguese players passes is very good. Whereas the North Macedonian players made too many inaccurate passes, no wonder according to
statistics North Macedonian players passing accuracy is only 68%. To make the second half more interesting, North Macedonia must improve their
game, especially in terms of making passes to be even more accurate.

No matter how this match ends, I will say that Macedonia is playing very well. It is difficult for any team to play against Portugal, and the fact that the Portuguese took the initiative into their own hands is logical. Initially, it was naive to count Macedonia on a positive result in this match, but despite this, they play with great dedication and the match is interesting to watch, and this already deserves respect.

Actually I'm surprised how Macedonia started the match, they were very active and even pressed Portugal in their half of the field. But still, Portugal seized control of the ball (or Macedonia was forced to give it up, as dangerous moments arose very often at its gates) and now the match has moved on to the expected scenario: Portugal attack, and Macedonia is waiting for its chance to counterattack.

Based on the first half, North Macedonia will not win this game, although they are not playing badly, but Portugal have many dangerous chances. Ronaldo and Jota are constantly taking dangerous shots. I think the game will be even tougher for North Macedonia in the second half. But it would be interesting if they can draw the score.

Yeah it might be his last shot with Portugal in World Cup. So far, after 40 minutes, Portugal is dominating the game and leading with 1 goal. They should add another goal to kill the game literally.
Otherwise, Poland 0-0 Sweden, last time for Lewandowski too?

We are still observing the match which was played 15 minutes ago Portugal is still dominating so far but Portugal seems to be more careful
It's too early to say Portugal won because Italy did too last week 16 shots without a goal. In the first half each team observes each other
The fight will take place in the second round where it will be decisive.

I know that North Macedonia has taken out Italy. They also stunted against Germany last year, when they won in Germany with 1-2. Those are unimaginable achievements. Would it work a third time? My prediction is that they will dig into the whole game and then get 1 or 2 chances and then 1 of them has to go in. Ronaldo will be eager to qualify for the World Cup. Last chance for him normally with Portugal.

ya.ya.yo!

Well, we had enough surprises until this point so I think tonight we have two home wins! I choose a safe way and my bet is Portugal and Poland to advance, I didn't want to complicate it... maybe we will see an extra time in one of these games, maybe even penalties, but in the end, I think Portugal and Poland are going to World Cup! Simple bet with some nice amount, I think I got it for tonight, but we will see! Good luck all, games about to start!

Who or what is Dewi Furtuna?  Joke first..
Comparing Italy and Portugal, I have to say that Italy is not a team that full of star players.
Most of the players are not that popular compared to Portugal players such as Ronaldo, Jota, Bruno Fernandes etc.
But I have to agree that we should not forget about the "luck" factor in any soccer match.
Luck is a crucial factor that may make a powerful team lose against low class team.

it's true my friend on paper Putugal is very superior against Macedonia but in football anything can happen just like in Italy a team full of star players ended up losing too.
As a Portuguese fan, I really hope that Dewi Furtuna will side with Portugal in the next match.

i think you mean here in your case the north macedonians who are playing against portugal today. i also see portugal as the favorite here, but macedonia has also gained confidence and will do everything to be able to fly to qatar - they have never been this close to a world cup participation.
poland - sweden i see as an even game, but poland will definitely be pushed by their own fans in front of a full stadium.