Cristiano Ronaldo will be at the rendezvous of a fifth World Cup at 37 years old.
Portugal qualified for the 2022 World Cup by beating North Macedonia (2-0) on Tuesday March 29 in a play-off in Porto.
The Portuguese got their ticket to Qatar thanks to Bruno Fernandes, author of a double (32nd, 65th) against the Macedonians, who had created the surprise by eliminating Italy.
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In the other qualifying match for the European zone of the evening, Robert Lewandowski's Poland qualified by beating Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden 2-0 in the play-off final in Chorzow.
The Bayern Munich striker scored the first goal from a penalty (1-0, 49th) and Piotr Zielinski doubled the lead after the break (2-0, 72nd).
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