The Portuguese national team failed in their qualifying group for the World Cup. The team of Fernando Santos fought for a ticket to the World Cup with Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. In such a company, the Portuguese were definitely the favorites, but despite all the predictions, they could not beat the competition from Serbia, losing the first place in the group to the opponent. Second place obliged Portugal to fight in the playoffs, where Turkey became its first rival. Having beaten the “moon stars” with a score of 3:1, the “team of the chosen” in the main duel for the right to be in Qatar met with North Macedonia. In this meeting, the Portuguese also won quite easily with a score 2:0, not without problems, but securing a coveted ticket to the World Cup.
Team Ghana in qualifying for the World Cup was in the same group with South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. Otto Addo’s team was considered the undisputed favorite of their quartet, but in the end they got a ticket to the playoffs with great difficulty, being ahead of South Africa only due to additional indicators. In the playoffs, the Black Stars received the Nigerian national team, in the confrontation with which they were not considered favorites. Both fights ended in draws, but due to an away goal, the Ghana national team got a ticket to Qatar. At the African Cup of Nations, the “black stars” were considered one of the main contenders for victory, but in the end they failed loudly. In the group with Morocco, Gabon and the Comoros, the Ghanaian team managed to score only one point, with which they finished on the last line in the quartet. More accurate football prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
