Fernando Santos' squad fell into the UEFA World Cup qualification playoffs after losing their final two matches in UEFA World Cup qualifying.
Portugal will now compete in the WCQ playoff semifinal against Turkey. A victory would put them in the play-off final against either Italy or North Macedonia.
Portugal has a difficult path ahead of them, and Turkey will believe they have a chance to remove the favourites to advance on Thursday night.
Turkey experienced bad and good performance year in 2021. The Turks had a terrible showing at the Euro 2020 competition, but they bounced back in WCQ with four straight wins to finish the qualification.
Turkey played the scrubs of their qualifying group after going four matches without a win - including winning each of their last three matches in the WCQ.
To conclude qualifying, Turkey faced Norway (1-1), Latvia (2-1), Gibraltar (6-0), and Montenegro (2-1).
The Turks qualified for the playoff semifinals thanks to their four results. Because the competition was poor, Turkey was able to stamp their ticket to face Portugal.
Portugal will be led by Cristiano Ronaldo. He might be teamed with Andre Silva or Joao Felix.
At the club level, both are having acceptable seasons. Rafael Leao of AC Milan has been called up, and the in-form attacker might earn his fourth cap for Portugal.
The matches will be live on GOTV and DSTV channels.
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