Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in a jovial mood prior to Portugal's crunch tie against North Macedonia on Tuesday night. With the teams warming up earlier in the day, the Manchester United frontman poked fun at Cedric Soares for his jump technique.
The 2016 European champions have one last hurdle left in their quest to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar this winter. After beating Turkey 3-1 last week, they must now take on European minnows North Macedonia in a surprise finale.
It comes after the Lynxes sent Italy packing after a phenomenal 1-0 victory over the European champions in Sicily. It means that Roberto Mancini's men - who beat England to claim the European Championship last year - will not appear in successive World Cup tournaments for the first time in their history.
