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No Ronaldo at the World Cup? Portugal handed horror play-off draw with Italy

One of Italy or Portugal will not qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the two titans were drawn in the same section of the European play-offs for the tournament.

Both seeded for Friday’s draw, reigning European Champions Italy and 2016 continental kings Portugal were placed in the same ‘path’, meaning they are on a potential collision course if they want to book a place in next year’s showpiece.

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Elsewhere, Russia will have to negotiate a home semi-final with Poland before a potential final, also at home, against Sweden or the Czech Republic.

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Source:RT News

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