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World Cup play-off finals: Portugal and Poland qualify for Qatar
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Serbia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |
2 | Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | Luxembourg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 9 | |
5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 1 |
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C
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 18 | |
2 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 16 | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 | |
5 | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 3 |
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F
G
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 23 | |
2 | Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 21 | |
3 | Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |
4 | Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 | |
5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | |
6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 43 | -39 | 0 |
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 23 | |
2 | Football Union of Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |
3 | Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 14 | |
4 | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 5 | |
6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 5 |
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Germany | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 27 | |
2 | North Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
3 | Romania | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 17 | |
4 | Armenia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 12 | |
5 | Iceland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 | |
6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 34 | -32 | 1 |
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Emlyn Begley and Phil Dawkes
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Latest PostGoodnight
That's the end of this live text now.
Tonight's World Cup play-off action is far from over. Catch up with tonight's African games here.
All the British and Irish nations played friendlies too. See what happened in those on our football index.
Bye.
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We know 12 of the 13 European countries going to Qatar now.
Group winners: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland.
Play-off winners: Portugal, Poland.
The only thing left to decide is whether Wales, Scotland or Ukraine join them in June. Scotland and Ukraine meet in a semi-final (if circumstances allow) with Wales meeting the winner in the final.
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FT: Poland 2-0 Sweden
Sweden suffer for not taking their chances at 0-0.
Poland made no such mistake and are rewarded with a spot in Qatar.
In the end, they deserved it.
FULL-TIME - POLAND REACH WORLD CUP
Poland 2-0 Sweden
All over!
Poland are there! It is their night!
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
One minute to go.
YELLOW CARD
Poland 2-0 Sweden
Dejan Kulusevski is booked for Sweden. Just to add salt to the wound.
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
Robin Olsen with a big save to deny Robert Lewandowski his second and Poland's third goal. The ball breaks to the striker in the box but his rising shot is pushed over.
Four minutes have been added. That is all that remains between Poland and Qatar.
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SUBSTITUTION
Poland 2-0 Sweden
Piotr Zielinski's work here is done.
The scorer of Poland's second goal departs to be replaced by Adam Buksa.
Into the last minute now.
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
Looks like it is going to be never. Poland hammer away the Sweden corner and drive the ball up into Swedish territory.
Two minutes to go.
FULL-TIME - PORTUGAL REACH WORLD CUP
Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
It's all over.
Bruno Fernandes sends Portugal to the World Cup with a double in their play-off final win over North Macedonia in Porto.
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
Sweden have a corner.
It is now or never.
SUBSTITUTION
Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
Vitinha is on for Joao Moutinho. Will he even get a touch? Two minutes to go.
INJURY TIME
Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
Three minutes added on... and the corner is poor. Chance gone.
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
Poland are inching their way there.
Sweden are desperate but look spent with five minutes to go.
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Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
North Macedonia win a corner. A goal now and you never know...
SUBSTITUTION
Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
No Bruno Fernandes hat-trick. He and Bernardo Silva come off for Joao Felix and Matheus Nunes.
Boban Nikolov replaces Eljif Elmas for the Macedonians.
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Poland 2-0 Sweden
Zlatan makes his first contribution, winning a header on the edge of the box to try and set up a team-mate, but out comes Wojciech Szczesny to claim.
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Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
Good wing play by Rafael Leao, who cuts it back to Cristiano Ronaldo - but the veteran's first touch costs him a shooting chance.
SUBSTITUTION
Poland 2-0 Sweden
Here comes Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Is it too little too late, though?
He replaces Marcus Danielson.
Jesper Karlsson is also sent into the game, with Kristoffer Olsson off.
Ten minutes to go.