JAKARTA - The Portuguese national team will face North Macedonia in the 2022 World Cup play-off round, Tuesday, March 29, local time, or Wednesday, March 30, early morning western Indonesia time. This is a battle for tickets to the finals which will be held in Qatar.
According to Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal vs North Macedonia match is like a final. He also claimed, his team is ready to face this fight.
"Favourite? I've always considered myself the favorite, whether it's home or away," said Cristiano Ronaldo, as quoted by Antara from ESPN.
"We already know if we win, we will go to the World Cup. If we lose, we are out. We bear the responsibility to be positive and win this game," he continued.
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He said the pressure would always be there. However, he is always ready in any situation. "I feel fine, as usual," said the Manchester United player.
The 37-year-old also urged Portuguese fans to give their full support at Porto's Dragao stadium. Of course, CR7, Ronaldo's nickname, hopes that the support of the fans can prevent them from having bad luck like that experienced by the Italian national team.
"I urge the fans: I want the atmosphere of hell to be unleashed on Dragao," Ronaldo said.
"I went to bed last night imagining I wanted the stadium to turn off the music for our national anthem and let the fans sing it a cappella to show our passion, strength, and our unity to reach the World Cup."
"If our supporters show the way they can, we will win on Tuesday," concluded Ronaldo.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos, agrees with Ronaldo.
"We have to win, win, win. We count on the unconditional support of Portugal's 11 million people," Santos said.
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