According to the results of the semi-final matches of the European qualifier for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the first qualifying finalists were determined.
Wales, Portugal and North Macedonia won the play-off semi-finals
2022 World Cup Qualifier: Quarter-Finals
The greatest sensation of this round was presented by Macedonians, because Blagoy Milevsky's wards knocked out the reigning European champions – the Italian team with a score of 1:0.
The only ball on Alexander Trajkovski scored in the second minute of stoppage time. The game itself took place in Palermo at the Renzo Barbera Stadium.
In another semi-final, the Wales team beat the Austrian team with a score of 2:1 in Cardiff. The victory for the Welsh provided a double for Gareth Bale, and for the Austrians “played” Ben Davis, who sent the round into his own net.
Thus, it is Wales that will become the rival of the Scotland-Ukraine duo, whose game was postponed to June.
Team Portugal reached the qualification final thanks to Porto's 3-1 victory over Turkey. Among the wards of Fernando Santos, Otavio, Diogo Jota and Matheus Nunez scored goals. Burak Yılmaz scored for the Turks.
Another participant in the qualification finals was the Poland team, which was released due to the disqualification of the Russian team after the Russian regime unleashed a full-scale war in Ukraine.
