Summary

  • European champions Italy knocked out of World Cup qualifying by North Macedonia

  • Result: Italy 0-1 North Macedonia - Trajkovski with 92nd-minute winner

  • Result: Portugal 3-1 Turkey - Yilmaz misses late Turkey penalty with score 2-1

  • Portugal will face North Macedonia in play-off final on Tuesday

  • Sweden v Czech Republic - winner faces Poland on Tuesday

  1. Postpublished at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Time to have a look at what else is happening across Europe tonight...

    Scores
  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    It's been a frustrating half for the European champions.

    They've huffed and puffed but haven't blown the house down...yet!

    You can expect more Italian pressure after the interval.

  3. Postpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    The first save by Gianluigi Donnarumma and it's a comfortable one.

    North Macedonia pinch possession in midfield and Milan Ristovski fires at goal.

    I had forgotten the Paris Saint-Germain keeper was here.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 2-0 Turkey

    And that's the break.

    Portugal are in control in Porto. A long way back for Turkey.

  5. Postpublished at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 2-0 Turkey

    Portugal are looking a lot more comfortable now with that two-goal lead. Joao Moutinho and Bernardo Silva are cruising around the middle of the park and running the show.

  6. Postpublished at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Italy have been careless in front of goal and now they lose the ball at the back.

    Darko Churlinov clips the ball over the top and he's away, but Alessandro Florenzi is tracking back and wins the ball at the crucial moment.

    That would have been very much against the run of play.

  7. goal

    GOAL - Portugal 2-0 Turkeypublished at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Diogo Jota (42 mins)

    Portugal double their lead!

    It's a move that started with some showboating from Cristiano Ronaldo, flicking the ball through his legs out to the right.

    The hosts then work it well and Otavio guides a lovely ball to the back post for Diogo Jota, who headers powerfully into the net.

    Jota scoresImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    Nice football from Portugal but the final ball is lacking and Turkey can recover. The hosts have managed to get a hold of this game once again.

  9. Postpublished at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Pinball in the North Macedonia box.

    Blue shirts trying to force the ball in and red shirts using whatever they can to keep it out. Heads, legs and arms?

    Was that handball? The referee waves play on.

    The final shot is dragged wide and the chance disappears.

  10. Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    That's both a superb delivery and a sublime defensive header from Jose Fonte. The cross looked to be dropping for a queue of Turkey forwards but the veteran Portugal defender sticks his head in among the flying boots to nod it away from danger.

    Portugal break but Cristiano Ronaldo slips when looking to latch on to a scooped through ball.

  11. Postpublished at 20:23 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Marco Verratti nicks the ball deep inside the North Macedonia half and he plays through Ciro Immobile.

    But the Italian forward delays too long and the red shirts crowd out the shot.

    The hosts are lacking that killer touch for now.

  12. YELLOW CARDSpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    Hello. A momentary flaring of tempers and both Diogo Jota and Zeki Celik are booked for that minor tussle, although there didn't seem too much in it.

  13. Postpublished at 20:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Sweden 0-0 Czech Republic

    Goalless in Stockholm. Very cagey affair so far.

    A play-off final against Poland is at stake for these two.

  14. Postpublished at 20:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Nearly calamity for North Macedonia!

    Stole Dimitrievski hasn't had to do a lot with his hands, but he kicks the ball straight to Domenico Berardi, with his goal unguarded.

    Fortunately for the visiting keeper, Berardi is taken by surprise and can't get the ball out of his feet quick enough to roll it into an empty net.

    Dimitrievski recovers to turn the ball around the corner when Berardi eventually shoots.

    Let off.

  15. Postpublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    Caglar Soyuncu brings down Cristiano Ronaldo in a dangerous area and Bruno Fernandes can whip it from here... he does, right on to the head of Ronaldo, but the forward had just strayed offside. And he nodded it wide anyway.

  16. Postpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Nicolo Barella picks up the ball in space, 25 yards out, but he drags his shot wide.

    Italy are still lacking a cutting edge in attack.

  17. Wales lead!published at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Wales 1-0 Austria

    We have a big goal in one of the night's other play-offs...

    Gareth Bale has just scored an absolutely sublime free-kick to put Wales 1-0 up against Austria. Pandemonium in Cardiff.

    You can follow that game in full over here.

    The winner meets Scotland or Ukraine in June.

  18. Postpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa has to get down smartly to keep out Orkun Kokcu's low effort. Turkey are pressing for a leveller.

  19. Postpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Italy 0-0 North Macedonia

    Eye of the needle!

    Marco Verratti shows his class with a terrific through ball to Emerson with the outside of his foot.

    The cross into the box lacks the same quality but Italy continue to see lots of the ball.

  20. Postpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2022

    Portugal 1-0 Turkey

    Portugal are getting sloppy now, giving it away at the back and this time it is Burak Yilmaz who drags a shot wide of the far post after winning possession in a dangerous area.