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CRISTIANO RONALDO SAYS PORTUGAL'S WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF LAST WITH NORTH M

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North Macedonia, positioned 67th on the planet, go to Porto hoping to fit the bill for the World Cup interestingly, having dazed Italy 1-0 in the semis.

 

This is probably going to be Manchester United forward Ronaldo's last shot at a World Cup except if he plays on until he's 41.

 

"I encourage the fans - I need the situation spinning out of control at Dragao [Stadium]," said the skipper, 37, of Tuesday's down.

 

Portugal, who beat Turkey 3-1 in the semi-finals, last neglected to arrive at a World Cup in 1998.

 

Ronaldo added: "I headed to sleep the previous evening believing that I believe the arena should close down the music for our public hymn and let the fans sing it acapella to show our energy, our solidarity and association around the target of arriving at the World Cup.

 

"As far as we might be concerned, this game involves life and passing. There is an obligation to dominate this match. As far as we might be concerned, likewise a round of our lives. They have amazed [opponents] in many games however I accept they won't astound us."

 

Ronaldo is the unsurpassed top scorer in men's worldwide football with 115 objectives, including seven across four World Cups.

 

He drove his country to magnificence in Euro 2016, however this is probably going to be his last opportunity to win a World Cup.

 

"The person who will conclude my future is me," said Ronaldo. "If I have any desire to play more, I play. In the event that I would rather not, I don't play."

 

Portugal mentor Fernando Santos has implied he will stop on the off chance that they lose.

 

"Assuming we believe that, hypothetically, the Macedonians are more fragile, we are off base, it's the absolute worst situation," he said.

 

"We need to point toward the North Macedonia as we would have confronted Italy."

 

North Macedonia have partaken in an astonishing year, having beaten Germany 2-1 in World Cup qualifying in March 2021, preceding playing at Euro 2020 - their first significant competition.

 

Blagoja Milevski, who supplanted Igor Angelovski after Euro 2020, has just lost one of his eight games in control.

 

Aleksandar Trajkovski's physical issue time strike from fresh assisted them with beating European heroes Italy 1-0 in a dazzling semi-last upset in Palermo.

 

"We won against probably the best group on the planet," said Milevski. "We won't stop here. We have one final advance to get to the World Cup.

 

"We are well headed to affirming why we are among the best 20 groups in Europe."

 

Napoli midfielder Elif Elmas said: "This will be one of our most troublesome matches, yet additionally surely the most energizing for us all.

 

"We are an hour and a half away from the World Cup and satisfying our youth dreams - our own, however the entire of North Macedonia. We should not botch our opportunity and we need to give everything on the pitch to succeed."

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