A massive World Cup qualifier is ahead of us tonight as Portugal play host to North Macedonia.

North Macedonia provided one of the biggest upsets in modern European history as they ran out 1-0 winners against the current European champions Italy last Thursday - meaning they won't be featuring at the World Cup in Qatar.

Portugal on the other hand will be licking their lips at the prospect of facing the North Macedonians. They thought it'd be an ultimate showdown between them and Italy for who was to feature on the world stage in December.

But North Macedonia should not be underestimated. Their victory against Italy has proven they can conquer the best - so it'll be exciting to see how this one plays out.

Here's everything you need to know regarding Portugal vs North Macedonia.

Date

A general view of the Dragao Stadium, Porto, Portugal. One of the venues for the European Championships in 2004.

Portugal vs Turkey will take place on Thursday 29th March 2022 at the Estadio do Dragao. The match will kick off at 7:45 PM UK time.

How To Watch

Football fans will be over the moon to hear that this World Cup qualifier will be televised live on Sky Sports.

Live Stream

If you are looking to live stream this World Cup qualifier, you can do so via the Sky Sports streaming service or with your NOW TV subscription. A day pass is available for £9.99

You need to have an account or a day pass to access the live stream, so make sure you have everything you need prior to kick-off.

Team News

Joao Cancelo Portugal
TURIN, ITALY - MARCH 24: Joao Cancelo of Portugal during the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar qualifying match between Portugal and Azerbaijan at Allianz Stadium on March 24, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)

Portugal have no fresh injury concerns, they'll still be without Ruben Dias but have got back two extremely solid defenders in Pepe and Joao Cancelo for this mightily important fixture.

Big game player Cristiano Ronaldo will most certainly lead the line, with Diogo Jota on the left, most likely being preferred to Joao Felix. Man of the match against Turkey, Otavio will most likely feature on the right.

North Macedonia on the other hand have some firepower returning to their midfield with Eljis Elmas and Tihomir Kostadinov both coming back from suspension.

This has fallen at the right time for the Macedonians as starting midfielder Boban Nikolov was taken off injured against Italy last week.

Portugal Predicted XI: Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro; Silva, Moutinho, Fernandes; Otavio, Ronaldo, Jota

North Macedonia Predicted XI: Dimitrievski; S. Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu, Alioski; Elmas, Kostadinov, Bardhi; Churlinov, M. Ristovski, Trajkovski

Head To Head

Portugal – 0

Draw – 1

North Macedonia – 0

Odds

The bookie’s odds are as follows:

Portugal – 2/9

Draw – 5/1

North Macedonia – 12/1

Prediction: Portugal 3 – 0 North Macedonia

Matheus Nunes of Portugal celebrates with teammates after scoring their 3rd goal against Turkey

Despite North Macedonia's heroics against the Italians, we think Portugal should still comfortably win this one. The attacking firepower the Portuguese possess is some of the best in the world.

It would be a footballing story for the ages if the away side were to pull it off, but we think Portugal have this in the bag. 3-0.

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