Lisbon, With a spot on the line for what could be his fifth and final World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo needs to avoid an upset like the one that ended Italy’s hopes of making it to the tournament in Qatar 2022.

Portugal faces a winner-take-all game tomorrow (Tuesday) against North Macedonia, the team that shocked Italy last week to keep the four-time champions out of the World Cup for the second straight time.

“We were surprised,” Ronaldo told SportTV on today. “North Macedonia has surprised in many matches. But I don’t think they will surprise us tomorrow. Portugal will play better and we will make it to the World Cup.”

Portugal is trying to reach its sixth straight World Cup, and Ronaldo is hoping to play in his 10th consecutive major tournament after appearing in four World Cups and five European Championships since 2004.

Ronaldo is the only player to have scored at least once in the finals of nine top tournaments in a row.

Source: Oman News Agency