Portugal vs Turkey, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Semifinals

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Portugal

15': Otávio
42': Diogo Jota
90'+4': Matheus Nunes

FT
3 - 1

Turkey

65': Burak Yilmaz

Portugal beat Turkey to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive

Portugal fought off a dogged Turkey side en route to a 3-1 win in their UEFA World Cup playoff semi to stay alive in a bid to qualify for Qatar.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Turkey).
3': Offside, Portugal. Danilo Pereira tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
4': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
4': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
10': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Turkey).
10': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
12': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass.
15': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
15': Goal! Portugal 1, Turkey 0. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
17': Offside, Portugal. Danilo Pereira tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
21': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Attempt missed. Berkan Kutlu (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
23': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
25': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Berkan Kutlu.
26': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Turkey).
26': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
26': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
27': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
28': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
28': Offside, Turkey. Merih Demiral tries a through ball, but Çaglar Söyüncü is caught offside.
30': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
31': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Berkan Kutlu.
34': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
34': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
35': Diogo Jota (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
36': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
36': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
37': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Goal! Portugal 2, Turkey 0. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio.
44': Attempt saved. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
44': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
44': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Turkey).
45'+1': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Turkey 0.
45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Turkey 0.
48': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
48': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
49': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
49': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
54': Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
56': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Costa.
56': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
56': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
57': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
59': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Turkey).
63': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Turkey).
65': Goal! Portugal 2, Turkey 1. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a through ball.
66': Substitution, Turkey. Enes Ünal replaces Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
67': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
69': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
69': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Diogo Jota.
72': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
73': Offside, Turkey. Enes Ünal tries a through ball, but Berkan Kutlu is caught offside.
74': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
74': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt missed. Otávio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro with a cross.
76': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Turkey).
76': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
76': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
77': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Berkan Kutlu.
78': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
80': Substitution, Portugal. William Carvalho replaces Bruno Fernandes.
80': Substitution, Turkey. Dorukhan Toköz replaces Orkun Kökçü.
80': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
81': Penalty Turkey. Enes Ünal draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by José Fonte (Portugal) after a foul in the penalty area.
83': VAR Decision: Penalty Turkey.
85': Penalty missed! Still Portugal 2, Turkey 1. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
86': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
86': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': João Moutinho (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
88': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
88': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces João Moutinho.
89': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Otávio.
89': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
89': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Turkey. Serdar Dursun replaces Berkan Kutlu.
90': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
90': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Offside, Portugal. William Carvalho tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
90'+4': Goal! Portugal 3, Turkey 1. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+6': Foul by Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey).
90'+6': Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by João Félix.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Turkey 1.
0': Match ends, Portugal 3, Turkey 1.

Statistics

TUR		POR
14	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	4
40.5	Possession	59.5
12	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
256	Accurate Passes	448
354	Passes	527
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	57
23	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	5
11	Effective Clearances	12
11	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 48,010

Line-Ups

Portugal (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
22	Diogo Costa (GK)
13	Danilo Pereira
6	José Fonte
8	João Moutinho
5	Raphaël Guerreiro
20	Diogo Dalot
11	Bruno Fernandes
10	Bernardo Silva
16	Otávio
19	Diogo Jota
7	Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal Substitutes:

Goncalo Guedes, Tiago Djaló, William Carvalho, Nuno Mendes, André Silva, Cédric, Vitinha, Rafael Leão, José Sá, Matheus Nunes, Rui Patrício, João Félix.

Turkey (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
3	Merih Demiral
4	Caglar Söyüncü
15	Ozan Kabak
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
19	Orkun Kökçü
13	Berkan Kutlu
2	Zeki Çelik
17	Burak Yilmaz
21	Kerem Aktürkoglu
7	Cengiz Ünder

Turkey Substitutes:

Altay Bayindir, Dorukhan Toköz, Caner Erkin, Yusuf Yazici, Serdar Aziz, Mert Müldür, Abdülkadir Ömür, Serdar Dursun, Taylan Antalyali, Sinan Bolat, Enes Ünal, Kaan Ayhan.

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