Robert Lewandowski shoots Poland to victory against Sweden and to the World Cup in Qatar
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Robert Lewandowski, who else? The star striker shot Poland to victory against Sweden in the playoff final and thus to the World Cup in Qatar. Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are also in the finals.
Dhe Polish national team is going to Qatar for the World Cup. The team around Bayern Munich’s star striker Robert Lewandowski celebrated a deserved 2-0 (0-0) against Sweden in the playoff final.
Lewandowski, who led Poland onto the field as captain, put his team on the road to victory with a converted penalty kick (49th minute). Piotr Zielinski made it 2-0 (72nd) and made the decision. It was a deserved win for Poland, who dominated the game in Warsaw.
Lewandowski initiated the Polish victory with his penalty goal
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Sweden’s defeat also means superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a second-half substitute, will miss the World Cup. Poland managed to get their ticket to a World Cup for the ninth time. As in 2010 and 2014, Sweden is not there
Portugal – Northern Macedonia 2: 0
In addition to Poland, Portugal has also bought the ticket for the World Cup. The Portuguese around superstar Cristiano Ronaldo prevailed in Porto against North Macedonia 2-0 (1-0). In the playoff final, it was not Ronaldo but Bruno Fernandes who was the man of the match.
Portugal head to Qatar for the World Cup after beating North Macedonia
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The Manchester United midfielder scored the two decisive goals (32nd and 65th minute) and secured the 2016 European champions eighth appearance at a World Cup. Ronaldo scored the first goal after a great counterattack by the Portuguese.
The underdogs from North Macedonia, who surprisingly won 1-0 against European champions Italy in the playoff semifinals, missed out on qualifying for the first time. Portugal’s victory was deserved, the hosts were the dominant team for 90 minutes and created many more chances than North Macedonia. Fernandes used two of them.
If he stays unhurt, Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Portugal onto the field again at a World Cup
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Meanwhile, because of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine will not meet Scotland in the semi-finals until June, with the winners meeting Wales. In addition to the German selection in Europe, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Croatia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia and Spain had also previously qualified. The preliminary round groups for the World Cup finals, which begin in Qatar on November 21, will be drawn on Friday.
