Portugal vs Turkey. Which team will continue the fight for getting into the 2022 World Cup?
On March 24, as part of the semi-final match of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, at the Dragau Arena ( Porto), the national teams of Portugal and Turkey will measure their strength.
Since 2002, the Portuguese national team has not missed the world championships, the team invariably breaks into the group of the tournament. In 2006, the “chosen team” showed its best result in the current century, finishing in 4 steps. In this qualifying campaign, the Portuguese also felt good, the team led the group for a long time. The guys of Fernando Santos frankly failed in the decisive match, losing 1:2 to Serbia at home.
As a result, Portugal finished 2nd in Group A with 17 points. The Serbs were the first.
Turkey
The Turkish national team in its history only twice made it to the World Cup, and the first time was back in 1954. But the next race in 2002 turned out to be a landmark for the Turks, the team won bronze. Currently, the wards of Stefan Kunz are also on the rise. The team was seriously fighting for the victory in the qualifying group, at the finish line of the qualification issuing a series of 4 matches without defeat. In the last match of the group round, the “moonstars” turned out to be stronger than Montenegro 2:1.
As a result, Turkey stopped at the second position, leaving behind only the Netherlands.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Portugal vs Turkey
PortugalSince 2002, the Portuguese national team has not missed the world championships, the team invariably breaks into the group of the tournament. In 2006, the “chosen team” showed its best result in the current century, finishing in 4 steps. In this qualifying campaign, the Portuguese also felt good, the team led the group for a long time. The guys of Fernando Santos frankly failed in the decisive match, losing 1:2 to Serbia at home.
As a result, Portugal finished 2nd in Group A with 17 points. The Serbs were the first.
Turkey
The Turkish national team in its history only twice made it to the World Cup, and the first time was back in 1954. But the next race in 2002 turned out to be a landmark for the Turks, the team won bronze. Currently, the wards of Stefan Kunz are also on the rise. The team was seriously fighting for the victory in the qualifying group, at the finish line of the qualification issuing a series of 4 matches without defeat. In the last match of the group round, the “moonstars” turned out to be stronger than Montenegro 2:1.
As a result, Turkey stopped at the second position, leaving behind only the Netherlands.
Portugal vs Turkey facts
- Turkey is unbeaten in their last 4 official matches;
- Under 2.5 goals have been played in 4 out of 6 matches between Portugal and Turkey.
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