Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo wants the Portuguese national anthem to be sung without any background music when his side face North Macedonia in their World Cup play-off match on Tuesday evening.
After beating Turkey 3-1 at the Estadio do Dragao on Thursday night, Portugal are just one game away from reaching the finals in Qatar. Goals from Otavio, Diogo Jota and Matheus Nunes sealed a hard-fought win for the 2016 European Championship winners, meaning they are now on the brink of reaching a sixth successive World Cup.
However, they must find a way past a resolute and upbeat North Macedonia side who stunned Italy in their own semi-final on Thursday, winning 1-0. Aleksandar Trajkovski netted a superb 92nd-minute winner to seal a shock win over the current European champions and leave them to reflect on missing out on a second consecutive World Cup.
