Qatar qualifies for World Cup in Portugal, Poland, Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon
Portugal defeated Northern Macedonia in the play-off final
Poland defeated Sweden, while Senegal defeated Salah’s Egypt
Doha: Contemporary football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane will be there to win the hearts of fans at the Qatar World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, Lewandowski’s Poland and Mane’s Senegal have all won World Cup berths after winning the play – off finals last night. In addition to Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon also bought tickets to Qatar from the African region.
Portugal qualified for the semi-finals of the play-offs with a two-goal victory over defending Euro champions Italy. Sadio Mane’s Senegal beat Qatar in a shootout to beat Mohamed Salah’s Egypt in a decisive match on the African side, while Poland beat Sloton Ibaimovic’s Sweden by the same margin. Morocco beat Congo 4-1, Tunisia beat Mali 1-0 and Cameroon beat Algeria 2-1 to advance to the World Cup. Ghana beat Nigeria to advance to the World Cup.
Cristiano for the fifth World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo has qualified Portugal with the hearts of fans around the world. Manchester United’s superstar Bruno Fernandes scored both of Portugal’s goals against Italy’s tearful North Macedonia in the playoff semi – finals. The first goal was scored by Cristiano. Bruno found the target in the 32nd and 65th minutes.
With this, Portugal will fly to Qatar for the sixth consecutive World Cup. Thirty – seven – year – old Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth World Cup.
Revenge Poland
Roberto Lewandowski, who has scored in European football for the past two seasons, helped Poland beat Sweden in another playoff final. Poland beat Sweden by two goals to one. Lewandowski opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 49th minute, while Peter Zilensky completed the scoring in the 72nd minute.
Poland will fly to Qatar in retaliation for Sweden’s defeat to their knockout round in the last Euro Cup. Forty-year-old superstar Sloton Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of the World Cup. Sweden beat Slaton in the last 10 minutes against Poland but to no avail.
Salah as the hero of the tragedy
Senegal also qualified for the World Cup on the wing of his teammate Sadio Mane at Liverpool in a match in which superstar Mohamed Salah wasted a penalty. Senegal won the shootout 3–1 in a thrilling second-quarter playoff victory by a single goal. The hosts won the match 1–0 at the Senegalese Stadium, drawing 1–1 in both quarters to advance to the shootout.
Senegal, who lost 1–0 in the first quarter to Egypt, were bolstered in the second quarter by a goal from Boula Dia. In the shootout, Mohamed Salah and others wasted a penalty, but Sadio Mane’s goal gave Senegal the lead. This is the second time in six weeks that Senegal have beaten Egypt in a shootout in a major tournament. Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in the African Nations Cup final in February.
In other matches, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon also qualified for the World Cup from Africa. Ghana reach World Cup after beating Nigeria Ghana, who drew 1–1 with Nigeria in the second quarter, qualified for the World Cup thanks to an away goal.
Cameroon have qualified for the World Cup for the eighth time, setting a new record from Africa. Cameroon, trailing 1–0 in the first leg of the playoffs, went on to score in the second quarter, winning the second leg at the Algerian plate.
Tunisia beat Mali 1-0 at home in the second quarter to advance to the World Cup with a 1–0 victory in the first quarter. Morocco won 4–1 in the second quarter, beating Congo 5–2 in both quarters.
Group draw tomorrow
With the picture of the qualifying teams almost clear, the draw to decide the groups for the World Cup will take place in Doha tomorrow. The World Cup will start on November 21 this year. Due to climatic conditions, the World Cup will be held in November-December.