Soccer-Bruno Fernandes brace seals Portugal World Cup spot
By Fernando Kallas
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Bruno Fernandes grabbed a brace as Portugal secured a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia on Tuesday to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France continued their preparations for the defence of the World Cup in Qatar with a 5-0 friendly win over South Africa. Mbappe struck in the 23rd minute at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy before Olivier Giroud, starting in the absence of the injured Karim Benzema, added a second. Ad/> Mbappe then netted the third from the penalty spot in the 76th minute before Wissam Ben Yedder and Matteo Guendouzi also got on the scoresheet.
World Cup qualifying has been coming thick and fast over the past few days as the final spots get confirmed ahead of Friday’s draw. Remarkably, we still won’t know every team who will be playing at Qatar 2022 by the end of this window with the inter-confederation play-offs coming on June 13-14 as well as Ukraine’s tie with Scotland getting pushed to June. Ad/> However, we are close to the final line-up, so let’s break it down (scroll to the bottom for the full list of qualified nations)...
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Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal to the 2022 World Cup by scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Italy's conquerors North Macedonia on Tuesday. Italy's shock exit had North Macedonia dreaming of their first ever appearance at a World Cup finals but Portugal and Fernandes proved a step too far in Porto. Fernandes eased Portuguese nerves at the Estadio do Dragao by finishing off Cristiano Ronaldo's pass in the first half and then made the win more comfortable in the second, latching onto an inch-perfect cross from the excellent Diogo Jota.
Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal to the 2022 World Cup by scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Italy’s conquerors North Macedonia on Tuesday.
Portugal's Bruno Fernandes scored twice as they beat stubborn visitors North Macedonia to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar after a tense European play-off tie.