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Bruno Fernandes scored twice in Portugal's play-off final victory against North Macedonia to send them to the World Cup in Qatar. Fernandes won the ball in midfield, played a one-two with Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo,!-->!-->!-->…

Sadio Mane netted the decisive penalty in a shootout to take Senegal to the 2022 World Cup after Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah missed his spot-kick for Egypt. In a repetition of February's Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal were!-->!-->!-->…

Portugal kept their dreams of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup alive by defeating Turkey in the play-off semi-final in Porto after the visitors missed a late penalty. Otavio and Diogo Jota's first-half goals placed the hosts in command!-->!-->!-->…

Italy, the European champion, will not compete in the World Cup. Again. The unexpected happened in Palermo on Thursday, when the Azzurri were defeated 1-0 by North Macedonia in their playoff semifinal, thanks to a last-gasp goal by!-->!-->!-->…