Santos happy with Jota on mark as Portugal defeat Turkey in World Cup playoff

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25 Mar 2022 • 7:29 PM MYT
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Portugal have kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after beating Turkey.

First-half goals from Otavio and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota gave Portugal a comfortable lead.

Burak Yilmaz side-footed into the bottom corner with 25 minutes remaining to set up a nervy finish.

The Lille veteran then fired a penalty over the bar before Matheus Nunes added a third for Portugal in stoppage time.

Fernando Santos' side will now face North Macedonia on Tuesday for the chance to book a place in Qatar.

"These games are finals. Finals are always complicated," said Portugal boss Santos. "We won the first one and now we have to win the second. That's what we're going to focus on.

"This game is over. Now we have to focus on North Macedonia, which will be a difficult game for sure. If they managed to beat Italy that means it's going to be very difficult."


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