Bruno Fernandes scored a brace as Portugal defeated North Macedonia to ensure Cristiano Ronaldo will get a chance to play at his fifth World Cup, while Poland also advanced, putting down Sweden 2-0.
Ten UEFA teams had already earned their spots in the World Cup: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland. One play-off remains in Europe, with Wales facing the winners of the postponed Ukraine / Scotland tie.
On the other hand, in a dramatic shootout, Senegal booked their spot at the FIFA World Cup 2022, ending Egypt’s qualification hopes. It came down to a penalty shootout for Senegal to beat Egypt in their African qualifying match and book their spot. The Senegalese won the second leg of their play-off 1-0, leaving the scores tied at 1-1 on aggregate and taking the game to penalties.
Liverpool’s Mo Salah missed his spot kick for the visitors, while his club teammate Sadio Mané finished things off in the shootout, sealing the 3-1 win on spot kicks and earning his nation a place at the men’s World Cup. Mane had also scored the winning penalty against the Pharaohs as Senegal were crowned African champions in February.
With Senegal, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia and Cameroon also qualified for FIFA World Cup 2022.
