Like a sigh of relief. Could we really have imagined a World Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski? The answer fell on the evening of Tuesday, March 29. The Portuguese, first, validated his ticket for Qatar thanks to a double from his compatriot Bruno Fernandes against North Macedonia (2-0). The Pole scored his shortly before the stroke of midnight and will experience his second consecutive participation after Russia in 2018.
Bruno Fernandes hero of Portugal
The 2016 European champions will go to Qatar. After having eliminated Turkey in the last match, the Portuguese were able to get rid of brave Macedonians, who defeated the Italian European champions. At the start of the match, the “Red Lions” held off Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammates. But in the 32nd minute, the lock cracked and a certain Bruno Fernandes broke the morale of his opponents, perfectly served by “CR7”.
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The Macedonians did not give up, but the Reds and Greens were more disciplined. The same Manchester United attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes completed Diogo Jota’s cross perfectly. A score (2-0) which will not move and which, to the general relief of the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, covered with a multitude of flags, qualifies the Seleção for the next World Cup in Qatar.
Robert Lewandowski, as a symbol
In the other qualifying match for the Eurozone, Robert Lewandowski, center forward of Bayern Munich, once again demonstrated his experience and his talent as a finisher to carry his own. Because if Sweden was dominating in possession of the ball, its defender Jesper Karlström committed a fault in his penalty area, on Grzegorz Krychowiak. The penalty went to “Lewy” who, with a perfect counter-foot, deceived the doorman of Aston Villa, Robin Olsen.
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As if turned upside down by this conceded goal just after returning from the locker room, the Scandinavians gave in again. It was Piotr Zielenski who, this time, shook the Swedish nets. Like their Portuguese counterparts a little earlier, the teammates of Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczesny and other Kamil Glik won 2-0 and spun, as in 2018, at the World Cup.