North Macedonia players offered cash bonus to ruin Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream
North Macedonia have been offered an extra incentive to beat Portugal and qualify for the World Cup for the first time.
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North Macedonia PM promises players €500,000 if they shock Portugal
PORTO, Portugal : North Macedonia's surprise win away to Italy in their World Cup playoff semi-final last week set up an unexpected clash against Portugal with the country's Prime Minister offering the squad €500,000 (US$549,300.00) if they reach the 2022 tournament.
North Macedonia PM promises players 500,000 euros if they shock Portugal
PORTO, Portugal : North Macedonia's surprise win away to Italy in their World Cup playoff semi-final last week set up an unexpected clash against Portugal with the country's Prime Minister offering the squad 500,000 euros ($549,300.00) if they reach the 2022 tournament.
North Macedonia game 'matter of life and death', says Ronaldo
Portugal's World Cup play-off against North Macedonia on Tuesday is a "matter of life and death", said Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the game.
North Macedonia have ’90 minutes to fulfil’ World Cup dream
North Macedonia’s football players attend a training session in Skopje on March 26, 2022. – North Macedonia will face Portugal in their FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification playoff soccer match on March 29, 2022. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)
Ronaldo welcomes back 'king' Pepe as Portugal train for World Cup play-off clash
Cristiano Ronaldo could not hide his excitement at defender Pepe returning to the Portugal squad as the former European champions prepare to face North Macedonia in a crucial 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off.
Ronaldo excited about return of Portugal's 'King' Pepe
Ronaldo is excited about the return of experienced defender Pepe to the Portugal squad after he missed Thursday's 3-1 win over Turkey due to COVID-19. "The king is back! Pepe is back in the house! Look out!" a smiling Ronaldo shouted before Portugal's training session on a warm and sunny Sunday morning in Porto as the 39-year-old defender emerged from the dressing room. They laughed and hugged before beginning the warm-up side by side, in the penultimate training session before the World Cup qualifying playoff against North Macedonia on Tuesday for a place in this year's tournament in Qatar.