Fernando Santos' men will also have the advantage of playing again in their Dragon stadium in Porto, where they dominated Turkey (3-1) in the play-off semi-finals on Thursday.
But on the road to a sixth consecutive World Cup, which would be fifth for Ronaldo, the 2016 European champions will have to be wary of the Macedonians, who have trapped their continental successors, Italy, at the very end of match (1-0) in Palermo.
In the absence of the expected shock Italy-Portugal, the poster of these finals will oppose two of the best attackers of recent years in Chorzow, Poland.
Robert Lewandowski will once again carry the hopes of the Poles, directly qualified for this final after the disqualification by the sports authorities of Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
But opposite, Sweden, which beat the Czech Republic (1-0) in Solna on Thursday thanks to a goal from Robin Quaison in extra time, finds its emblematic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The 40-year-old is aiming to qualify for a third World Cup, 16 years after the last in Germany in 2006.
The play-offs for the European zone qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Vincent LEFAI AFP
For the last place remaining to be awarded to Europe, Wales, winner of Austria (2-1), thanks to a double from Gareth Bale, does not yet know his opponent in the final.
The other semi-final, between Scotland and Ukraine has for the moment been postponed to June, after the entry into this country of Russian troops.
The program for the play-off finals of the European zone qualifications for the 2022 World Cup:
Tuesday
(8:45 p.m.) Portugal - North Macedonia
Poland - Sweden
Undetermined dates:
Scotland - Ukraine
Wales - NC
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