TURKEY W/CUP PLAYOFF OPPONENTSREVEALED

Turkey have their sights set on the World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar, but they have to go through a difficult playoff route to achieve it. The Turkish team will have to go through the playoffs if they want to qualify as one of the 32 teams for the World Cup 2022 tournament.

At the end of the first round qualifiers for the World Cup 2022 tournament in the European section, Turkey finished second behind the Netherlands in their group. To this effect, Turkey sealed a playoff spot, while the Netherlands secured their passage to Qatar automatically as one of the ten group winners in the first round of the European qualifiers for the tournament.

The draw for the World Cup 2022 qualifying playoffs in the European section took place on Friday, November 26, 2021. The World Cup qualifying playoffs from the European section is also known as the second round of the World Cup qualifiers in the European section. At the end of draw, Turkey were given one of the worst possible duel. The Turkish team were drawn with Euro 2016 champions Portugal.

Portugal were favourites to qualify for the World Cup 2022 tournament automatically from Group A in the first round of the European qualifiers for the tournament. Portugal needed a draw in their last group game against rivals Serbia. The Portuguese team drew the first blood in the third minute through Lille midfielder Renato Sanches. The opener fromSancheswas cancelled out by the goal from Serbian attackerDusanTadic in the first half before Fulham striker AleksandarMitrovic came off the bench in the second halfto score the winning goal late in the game and send Serbia to Qatar via the 2-1 away win over Portugal.

If they see off Portugal, Turkey will take on the winner of the other semi-final clash between North Macedonia and Italy in Path C of the playoffs.