Cristiano Ronaldo clears: It's also the game of life for us

A step separates Portugal and Nordmasedonia from the World Cup in Qatar.

"That's one of the most serious, but also one of the most exciting games for us. We are 90 minutes from the World Cup and want to fulfill our childhood dream. But not only our, but the dream of all Nordmasedonia," said Midfielmann Eljif Elfmas, the Maybe the best footballer in the rows of the outsider, in the run-up to this next major showdown of his nation.

But the meaning of the game is the same for both sides, which again made Cristiano Ronaldo on the press conference on Monday: "It's also the game of life for us." CR7 thanked for the unconditional support of the fans in the past game in Porto against Turkey. "I ask now the same or even more, starting with the anthem. I want that when the hymn stops, everyone continues.

"If it gets like Thursday, then I'm sure we'll win," says the best national team scorer of all time.

At 3: 1 in the play-off semi-final against Turkey, Cristiano Ronaldo rather played a secondary role, was not really good in the game. That should, in the opinion of the attacker on Tuesday against Italy fright of Nordmasedonia, of course change. In such games, CR7 is usually leaving.

CR7: "Can any team of the world beat"

The roles before the game are of course clearly distributed, but they were in the encounter between Italy and Nordmasedonia (0: 1) also - and Zack would be the Italians, who again missed a World Cup. "We know that you are a very well organized team, you have your strengths. We respect that too. But I think when Portugal is on its best level, it can hit every team in the world," Cristiano Ronaldo sprayed in the hours In front of this K.-O. Final about the World Cup ticket for Qatar 2022 once more self-confidence.

Because: "I want to be there at the World Cup!" It would be his fifth after 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.