Three Manchester United players have been called up to Portugal's squad ahead of next week's World Cup play-offs.
Red Devils trio Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot will try and steer their country to Qatar after finishing second in their qualifying group behind Serbia. Portugal face a stern test against Turkey on March 24 in the semi-finals of the play-offs before a potential showdown with Italy in the final, who must overcome North Macedonia on March 29.
The nation has qualified for every World Cup since 2002, finishing fourth at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Euro 2020 winners Italy, who have lifted the Jules Rimet trophy four times, failed to qualify for Russia 2018 - the first time they did not feature at a finals since 1958.
