Fernando Santos’s men are forced to take the playoff route after finishing second in Group A in the World Cup qualifiers. Meanwhile, the tourists finished as runner-up in Group G, behind the Netherlands.Both Portugal and Turkey played their last game in November 2021 during the group stage of the FIFA WC qualifiers. While Portugal were beaten 1-2 at the hands of Serbia, Turkey defeated Montenegro by the same margin.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between Portugal vs Turkey, will kick off at 01:15 am (IST).While Dias has picked an injury, Cancelo has been sidelined through suspension while Pepe has contracted coronavirus. Ruben Neves will also warm the bench due to injury and has been replaced by Vitinha in Portugal’s squad. Anthony Lopes is also injured and in his absence, Jose Sa has been called as cover. Renato Sanches is another absentee through suspension.
Meanwhile, there are no injury concerns or suspension in Turkey’s squad and Stefan Kuntz should have the full squad at his disposal.
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Portugal vs Turkey probable XI:
Portugal Probable Starting XI: Patricio; Cedric, Fonte, Inacio, Guerreiro; Moutinho, Pereira, Fernandes; B Silva, Ronaldo, Jota
Turkey Probable Starting XI: Cakir; Celik, Soyuncu, Demiral, Erkin; Under, Calhanoglu, Antalyali, Akturoglu; Yilmaz, Yazici
Meanwhile, no Turkish player is either suspended or injured, with star players Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral, Burak Yilmaz and Cengiz Under all expected to start.
Turkey finished second top in Group G, one which consisted of Gibraltar, Latvia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway and Stefan Kuntz's side.
Portugal vs Turkey predicted line-ups
Portugal's predicted line-up (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Cedric Soares, Jose Fonte, Goncalo Inacio, Raphael Guerreiro; Joao Moutinho, Danilo Pereira, Bruno Fernandes; Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota.
Turkey's predicted line-up (4-4-2): Ugurcan Cakir; Zeki Celik, Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral, Caner Erkin; Cengiz Under, Hakan Calhanoglu, Taylan Antalyali, Kerem Akturoglu; Burak Yilmaz, Yusuf Yazici.
