Cristiano Ronaldo has his place on the plane to Qatar booked later this year – and he’ll be looking to create some history at the 2022 World Cup with Portugal.
Ronaldo and his fellow countrymen secured their spot at this year’s tournament after Portugal saw off North Macedonia in their playoff final on Tuesday night. The Manchester United superstar played a vital role in the 2-0 victory, setting up club-mate Bruno Fernandes for the first of his double in Porto.
Having been pipped to automatic qualification by Serbia in November, Portugal had to do things the hard way as they were forced to go through the playoff route for a place in Qatar. They made no mistake though, beating Turkey 3-1 in their semi-final last week before defeating surprise playoff finalists North Macedonia.
